El Salvador vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
El Salvador
65.8%
in 2024
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
83.8%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
44th
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
43rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- El Salvador
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
How they compare
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 83.8% against 65.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 18.0%.
That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1992 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 44th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 43rd of 90 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 28.5% | 10.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 51.1% | 4.5% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 71.0% | 13.5% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 82.0% | 16.8% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 83.8% 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- 18.0%, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- El Salvador ranks 44th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 43rd 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