Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% 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 1.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.0% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador peaked at 1.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 107th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.9% | — |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +63.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -29.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +24.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -22.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +54.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 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 1.5% 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 1.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 107th out of 121 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 58.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release