Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 5.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in El Salvador, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 5.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in El Salvador peaked at 7.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 90th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9% | — |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +122.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +41.4% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.3% | 7.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 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 arts in El Salvador?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in El Salvador was 5.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- El Salvador ranks 90th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release