ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) vs El Salvador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
85.3%
in 2024
El Salvador
70.3%
in 2024
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank
44th
El Salvador rank
45th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- El Salvador
How they compare
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) currently reports 85.3% against 70.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 15.0%.
That makes ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)'s figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) has been ahead every year.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 44th and El Salvador ranks 45th of 201 groups.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.2% | 44.5% | 19.8% | ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 52.7% | 19.3% | ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 62.3% | 16.6% | ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 69.5% | 14.5% | ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) or El Salvador?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), at 85.3% against 70.3% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) and El Salvador?
- 15.0%, with ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) and El Salvador?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) and El Salvador rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 44th and El Salvador ranks 45th of 201 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). 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