El Salvador vs Peru: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity
El Salvador
0.66 LPIA
in 2024
Peru
0.6902 LPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
34th
Peru rank
32nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.6902 LPIA against 0.66 LPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0302 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 34th and Peru ranks 32nd of 53 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5242 LPIA | 0.525 LPIA | 0.0007 LPIA | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.5831 LPIA | 0.5997 LPIA | 0.0166 LPIA | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.645 LPIA | 0.6703 LPIA | 0.0253 LPIA | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity, El Salvador or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.6902 LPIA against 0.66 LPIA in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity between El Salvador and Peru?
- 0.0302 LPIA, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
- El Salvador ranks 34th and Peru ranks 32nd of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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