Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador

El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
9.1%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
39th
of 97 countries
All-time high
9.1%
in 2018
All-time low
3.0%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2002–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, 2002–2018

2468102002201020182002: 4 %2003: 3.3 %2005: 3.5 %2006: 3.8 %2007: 3 %2008: 3.8 %2009: 3.1 %2010: 3.6 %2011: 3.6 %2012: 4 %2015: 6.8 %2016: 7.5 %2017: 9.1 %2018: 9.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 9.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador peaked at 9.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2007.

El Salvador ranks 39th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%) in El Salvador, 2002 to 2018.
Year % Change
2002 4.0%
2003 3.3% -16.2%
2005 3.5% +6.1%
2006 3.8% +7.4%
2007 3.0% -20.6%
2008 3.8% +27.1%
2009 3.1% -17.4%
2010 3.6% +15.1%
2011 3.6% -1.2%
2012 4.0% +12.1%
2015 6.8% +70.0%
2016 7.5% +10.4%
2017 9.1% +20.6%
2018 9.1% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.5% 3.0% 4.0% 7
2010s 6.2% 3.6% 9.1% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.3%
  2. 37 Slovenia 9.3% compare
  3. 38 Morocco 9.2% compare
  4. 40 Romania 9.1% compare
  5. 41 Mexico 9.1% compare
  6. 42 Lithuania 9.0% compare

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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 9.1% 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 9.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
El Salvador ranks 39th out of 97 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 up 139.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,144 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.