UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in El Salvador

El Salvador: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 23.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
23.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
10th
of 63 countries
All-time high
46.0%
in 1992
All-time low
23.0%
in 2017
Years of data
11
1992–2017

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in El Salvador, 1992–2017

010203040501992200420171992: 462006: 26.92007: 24.72008: 25.92009: 25.92010: 39.72011: 25.42012: 242013: 23.52016: 23.12017: 23

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in El Salvador stood at 23.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in El Salvador peaked at 46.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2017.

That places El Salvador 10th out of 63 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is incomplete primary, male in El Salvador, 1992 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1992 46.0%
2006 26.9% -41.5%
2007 24.7% -8.1%
2008 25.9% +4.5%
2009 25.9% +0.2%
2010 39.7% +53.0%
2011 25.4% -36.0%
2012 24.0% -5.4%
2013 23.5% -1.9%
2016 23.1% -2.0%
2017 23.0% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.0% 46.0% 46.0% 1
2000s 25.9% 24.7% 26.9% 4
2010s 26.4% 23.0% 39.7% 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 7 Honduras 26.5% compare
  2. 8 Mauritius 25.5% compare
  3. 9 Thailand 25.5% compare
  4. 11 Dominican Republic 22.4% compare
  5. 12 Sweden 21.7%
  6. 13 Paraguay 20.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in El Salvador?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in El Salvador was 23.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 1992.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
El Salvador ranks 10th out of 63 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is incomplete primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is incomplete primary, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 668 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of male population (age 25 and over) with incomplete primary as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of males aged 25 years and above with incomplete primary education by the total male population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/