Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.3% 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 16.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador peaked at 42.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 111th 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 | 37.7% | — |
| 2003 | 37.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 31.0% | 42.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.2% | 30.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 15.0% | 25.9% | 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 16.3% 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 42.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 111th 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 43.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release