Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador

El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
9.2%
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
6th
of 97 countries
All-time high
15.7%
in 2008
All-time low
4.2%
in 2003
Years of data
14
2002–2018

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

57.51012.5152002201020182002: 6.6 %2003: 4.2 %2005: 7.4 %2006: 7.9 %2007: 9.3 %2008: 15.7 %2009: 15.4 %2010: 14.3 %2011: 13.2 %2012: 11.3 %2015: 11.4 %2016: 10.6 %2017: 9.9 %2018: 9.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador stood at 9.2%.

The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in El Salvador peaked at 15.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2003.

El Salvador ranks 6th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%) in El Salvador, 2002 to 2018.
Year % Change
2002 6.6%
2003 4.2% -36.8%
2005 7.4% +77.1%
2006 7.9% +6.2%
2007 9.3% +17.7%
2008 15.7% +69.0%
2009 15.4% -1.8%
2010 14.3% -7.4%
2011 13.2% -7.5%
2012 11.3% -14.4%
2015 11.4% +0.9%
2016 10.6% -6.7%
2017 9.9% -7.1%
2018 9.2% -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.5% 4.2% 15.7% 7
2010s 11.4% 9.2% 14.3% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 3 Seychelles 10.6% compare
  2. 4 Cambodia 9.7% compare
  3. 5 Madagascar 9.6% compare
  4. 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.2% compare
  5. 8 Malta 7.9% compare
  6. 9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.1% 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 9.2% 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 15.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2003.
How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
El Salvador ranks 6th 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 down 41.5%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,140 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Information and Communication Technologies programmes in the reference year.