Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in El Salvador

El Salvador: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 7,931 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
7,931 number
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
69th
of 140 countries
All-time high
13,098 number
in 2012
All-time low
6,742 number
in 2003
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in El Salvador, 1998–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200820181998: 7.9k number1999: 7.9k number2000: 7.6k number2001: 7.2k number2002: 7.5k number2003: 6.7k number2004: 7.3k number2005: 7.8k number2006: 8.5k number2007: 10.0k number2008: 10.9k number2009: 11.9k number2010: 12.7k number2011: 13.0k number2012: 13.1k number2013: 8.6k number2014: 8.0k number2015: 7.6k number2016: 7.5k number2017: 7.5k number2018: 7.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 7,931 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2018.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in El Salvador peaked at 13,098 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6,742 number, in 2003.

That places El Salvador 69th out of 140 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 7,873 number —
1999 7,924 number +0.6%
2000 7,551 number -4.7%
2001 7,227 number -4.3%
2002 7,457 number +3.2%
2003 6,742 number -9.6%
2004 7,290 number +8.1%
2005 7,807 number +7.1%
2006 8,519 number +9.1%
2007 9,992 number +17.3%
2008 10,931 number +9.4%
2009 11,946 number +9.3%
2010 12,742 number +6.7%
2011 12,968 number +1.8%
2012 13,098 number +1.0%
2013 8,580 number -34.5%
2014 7,964 number -7.2%
2015 7,601 number -4.6%
2016 7,536 number -0.9%
2017 7,542 number +0.1%
2018 7,931 number +5.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 7,931 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,215 number, 49% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 7,931 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,170 number, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,898 number 7,873 number 7,924 number 2
2000s 8,546 number 6,742 number 11,946 number 10
2010s 9,551 number 7,536 number 13,098 number 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 66 Botswana 8,783 number compare
  2. 67 Bulgaria 8,511 number compare
  3. 68 Moldova 7,942 number compare
  4. 70 Hungary 7,540 number compare
  5. 71 Oman 6,974 number compare
  6. 72 Niger 6,969 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in El Salvador?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in El Salvador was 7,931 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 13,098 number in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 6,742 number in 2003.
How does El Salvador rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
El Salvador ranks 69th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).