El Salvador vs Indonesia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female
El Salvador
73.1%
in 2024
Indonesia
78.3%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
30th
Indonesia rank
27th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female over time
- El Salvador
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 78.3% against 73.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2004 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 30th and Indonesia ranks 27th of 59 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.4% | 58.7% | 2.4% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 69.4% | 1.9% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 78.3% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female, El Salvador or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 78.3% against 73.1% in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female between El Salvador and Indonesia?
- 5.2%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Indonesia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Indonesia rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female?
- El Salvador ranks 30th and Indonesia ranks 27th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, 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