Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador peaked at 1.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 22nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.3% | — |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -30.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -11.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (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 1.1% 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 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 111 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 15.4%. 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 Services 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