Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador peaked at 1.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.
That places El Salvador 92nd out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7% | — |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -29.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +41.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +50.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release