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Universities in El Salvador
El Salvador has 11 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1841. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES11
OLDEST1841
FOUNDED 1900+8
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18991 · 9%
1900 or later8 · 73%
Date unknown2 · 18%
Oldest universities in El Salvador
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1841University of El Salvador
1927Escuela Militar "Capitan General Gerardo Barrios"
1965Central American University, San Salvador
1977José Matías Delgado University
1981Technological University of El Salvador
1981Francisco Gavidia University
1982Universidad Autónoma de Santa Ana
1982Catholic University of El Salvador
1993Escuela Superior de Economia y Negocios
—Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios
—Universidad de Sonsonate
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