Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female was 16.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in El Salvador, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 16.7% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.9% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in El Salvador peaked at 16.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2018.
That places El Salvador 31st out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.7% | — |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +45.3% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +34.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 16.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 16.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 16.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.9% | 14.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 11.6% | 16.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in El Salvador?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in El Salvador was 16.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- El Salvador ranks 31st out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release