El Salvador vs Small states: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female

El Salvador
63.4%
in 2018
Small states
53.1%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
37th
Small states rank
38th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Small states
0204060198620022019

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 63.4% against 53.1% in Small states, a difference of 10.3%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Small states's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 37th and Small states ranks 38th of 87 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 58.4% 55.6% 2.8% El Salvador
2000s 62.3% 53.8% 8.5% El Salvador
2010s 62.9% 53.6% 9.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female, El Salvador or Small states?
El Salvador, at 63.4% against 53.1% in Small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female between El Salvador and Small states?
10.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Small states?
12 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Small states rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
El Salvador ranks 37th and Small states ranks 38th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,267 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Share of the adult illiterate population (age 15+) that is female.