Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 40.1% 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 40.1% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in El Salvador peaked at 43.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2018.
That places El Salvador 32nd out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32.9% | — |
| 2003 | 34.7% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +58.5% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 31.2% | 34.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 23.1% | 31.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 27.4% | 43.5% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 40.1% 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 43.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 113 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 39.9%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release