El Salvador vs Honduras: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
El Salvador
65.8%
in 2024
Honduras
68.5%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
44th
Honduras rank
42nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 68.5% against 65.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 44th and Honduras ranks 42nd of 90 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6% | 46.0% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 56.1% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 68.9% | 4.0% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 68.5% against 65.8% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 2.7%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- El Salvador ranks 44th and Honduras ranks 42nd of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). 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