Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in El Salvador

El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 7.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
7.5%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
55th
of 97 countries
All-time high
7.5%
in 2018
All-time low
0.9%
in 2002
Years of data
14
2002–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in El Salvador, 2002–2018

024682002201020182002: 0.854 %2003: 1.9 %2005: 2 %2006: 1.5 %2007: 2 %2008: 2.3 %2009: 2.7 %2010: 3.3 %2011: 4.7 %2012: 5.1 %2015: 5.4 %2016: 6.4 %2017: 7.2 %2018: 7.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in El Salvador is 7.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 222.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in El Salvador peaked at 7.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2002.

That places El Salvador 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%) in El Salvador, 2002 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.9% 0.9% 2.7% 7
2010s 5.7% 3.3% 7.5% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.0%
  2. 53 Norway 7.7% compare
  3. 54 Slovakia 7.6% compare
  4. 56 Malaysia 7.4% compare
  5. 57 Switzerland 7.4% compare
  6. 58 Ukraine 7.4% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

More education data for El Salvador

All data for El Salvador →

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 7.5% in 2018, 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 7.5% in 2018.
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 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 222.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in El Salvador. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-graduates-from-tertiary-education-graduating-from-arts-and-humanities/el-salvador/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-graduates-from-tertiary-education-graduating-from-arts-and-humanities/el-salvador/">Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in El Salvador</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.