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
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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

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