Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador peaked at 1.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 93rd of 116 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.3% | — |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 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 0.7% 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 1.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd out of 116 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 29.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release