El Salvador vs ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes

El Salvador
70.3%
in 2024
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
85.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
45th
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
45th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) currently reports 85.2% against 70.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 14.9%.

That makes ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)'s figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 45th and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 45th of 85 countries.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) Difference Ahead
1990s 44.5% 64.4% 19.9% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2000s 52.7% 72.0% 19.4% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2010s 62.3% 79.0% 16.7% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2020s 69.5% 84.0% 14.5% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, El Salvador or ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), at 85.2% against 70.3% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between El Salvador and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
14.9%, with ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 45th and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 45th of 85 countries.
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

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
286 places, 9,550 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release