School enrollment, tertiary in El Salvador
El Salvador: School enrollment, tertiary was 32.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 32.8% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in El Salvador peaked at 32.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 113th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.9% | — |
| 1971 | 3.8% | +30.9% |
| 1973 | 5.8% | +50.6% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | +26.0% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 7.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +31.8% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 13.1% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 15.1% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 32.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 2.9% | 7.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 10.3% | 15.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 14.7% | 20.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 19.0% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 26.3% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 30.3% | 32.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 110 India 34.4% compare
- 111 United States Virgin Islands 33.6% compare
- 112 Cayman Islands 33.0% compare
- 114 Nicaragua 30.4% compare
- 115 British Virgin Islands 29.6% compare
- 116 Guatemala 27.3% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in El Salvador?
- School enrollment, tertiary in El Salvador was 32.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- El Salvador ranks 113th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.