El Salvador vs Palestine: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
El Salvador
65.8%
in 2024
Palestine
70.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
44th
Palestine rank
41st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- El Salvador
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 70.2% against 65.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 44th and Palestine ranks 41st of 90 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.4% | 21.0% | 26.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 40.6% | 16.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 64.6% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
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 Palestine?
- Palestine, at 70.2% 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 Palestine?
- 4.4%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Palestine?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Palestine rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- El Salvador ranks 44th and Palestine ranks 41st 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