Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador is 1.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.0% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador peaked at 1.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 107th of 123 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 | 0.8% | — |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +89.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +47.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +59.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.9% compare
- 105 Colombia 1.9% compare
- 106 Chile 1.9% compare
- 108 Macau, China 1.8% compare
- 109 Philippines 1.8% compare
- 110 Brazil 1.7% 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 1.9% 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 1.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 107th 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 89.0%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release