El Salvador vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male
El Salvador
91.6%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
97.5%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
49th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
46th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male over time
- El Salvador
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 97.5% against 91.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 49th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 88 countries.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.4% | 88.7% | 11.3% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 95.6% | 9.2% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 96.6% | 7.0% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 97.3% | 5.8% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, El Salvador or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 97.5% against 91.6% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male between El Salvador and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5.9%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- El Salvador ranks 49th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release