El Salvador vs Malaysia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity

El Salvador
0.86 GPIA
in 2024
Malaysia
0.85 GPIA
in 2022
El Salvador rank
34th
Malaysia rank
37th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
0.20.40.60.81198020022024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.86 GPIA against 0.85 GPIA in Malaysia, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 37th of 84 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.807 GPIA 0.51 GPIA 0.297 GPIA El Salvador
2010s 0.844 GPIA 0.726 GPIA 0.118 GPIA El Salvador
2020s 0.8253 GPIA 0.85 GPIA 0.0247 GPIA Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, El Salvador or Malaysia?
El Salvador, at 0.86 GPIA against 0.85 GPIA in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between El Salvador and Malaysia?
0.01 GPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 37th of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
284 places, 9,465 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release