El Salvador vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
El Salvador
65.8%
in 2024
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
83.8%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
44th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
46th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- El Salvador
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean currently reports 83.8% against 65.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 18.0%.
That makes UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 44th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 46th of 90 countries.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 60.6% | 21.4% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 69.4% | 22.8% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 76.9% | 19.4% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 82.4% | 17.2% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
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: Latin America and Caribbean?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 18.0%, with UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- El Salvador ranks 44th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 46th 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