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
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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

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,562 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release