El Salvador vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
El Salvador
65.8%
in 2024
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
83.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
44th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
47th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- El Salvador
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
How they compare
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 83.6% against 65.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific'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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 47th of 90 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 29.4% | 9.8% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 51.5% | 4.9% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 71.0% | 13.5% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 81.8% | 16.6% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 83.6% 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 17.8%, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- El Salvador ranks 44th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 47th 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