Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 16.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador peaked at 20.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2018.
That places El Salvador 29th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 19.2% | — |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 16.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.5%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 16.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.9%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.9% | 20.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.1% | 18.9% | 7 |
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 16.1% in 2018, 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 20.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 29th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.