El Salvador: Tertiary school enrollment

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 El Salvador

Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children

 Latest value 30.82
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2020
 Average 18.98
 Min - Max 2.94 - 30.82
 Source UNESCO
The latest value from 2020 is 30.82 percent, an increase from 28.37 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 49.56 percent, based on data from 126 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 1970 to 2020 is 18.98 percent. The minimum value, 2.94 percent, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 30.82 percent was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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El Salvador - Tertiary school enrollment - Recent values chart

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El Salvador - Tertiary school enrollment - historical chart - 1970-2020




The tertiary school enrollment in El Salvador is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.
Definition: 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.

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