Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador stood at 8.2%.
That represents a change of up 21.2% on the previous year and up 165.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador peaked at 8.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2011.
That places El Salvador 31st out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 | 6.5% | — |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -32.7% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +61.9% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 8.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 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 8.2% 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 8.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 31st out of 123 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 165.5%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release