Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Dominican Republic
233,279 number
in 2016
El Salvador
326,557 number
in 2018
Dominican Republic rank
54th
El Salvador rank
51st

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k198119992018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 326,557 number against 233,279 number in Dominican Republic, a difference of 93,278 number.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Dominican Republic's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 54th and El Salvador ranks 51st of 87 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 372,124 number 447,144 number 75,020 number El Salvador
2010s 302,231 number 371,016 number 68,785 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 326,557 number against 233,279 number in Dominican Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
93,278 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Dominican Republic ranks 54th and El Salvador ranks 51st of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/adult-illiterate-population-15-years-female-number/dominican-republic/el-salvador/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/adult-illiterate-population-15-years-female-number/dominican-republic/el-salvador/">Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,268 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.