El Salvador vs Honduras: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female
El Salvador
45.8%
in 2024
Honduras
51.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
28th
Honduras rank
25th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 51.6% against 45.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Honduras ahead.
El Salvador ranks 28th and Honduras ranks 25th of 55 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 31.2% | 4.7% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 37.9% | 2.0% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 52.1% | 5.4% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 51.6% against 45.8% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 5.8%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female?
- El Salvador ranks 28th and Honduras ranks 25th of 55 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, 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