Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 14.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 14.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador peaked at 40.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 113th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29.7% | — |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -43.1% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 29.7% | 40.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 29.1% | 32.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 14.6% | 30.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 110 Eritrea 15.7% compare
- 111 United States of America 15.7% compare
- 112 Burkina Faso 15.0% compare
- 114 Puerto Rico 14.4% compare
- 115 Republic of Korea 13.8% compare
- 116 Guyana 13.7% compare
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 14.6% 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 40.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 113th 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 down 54.9%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release