El Salvador vs Palestine: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female

El Salvador
73.1%
in 2024
Palestine
69.0%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
30th
Palestine rank
33rd

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Palestine
20406080199220082024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 73.1% against 69.0% in Palestine, a difference of 4.1%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 30th and Palestine ranks 33rd of 59 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 56.5% 27.1% 29.4% El Salvador
2010s 67.5% 44.5% 23.0% El Salvador
2020s 74.6% 65.7% 8.9% El Salvador

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 Palestine?
El Salvador, at 73.1% against 69.0% in Palestine as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female between El Salvador and Palestine?
4.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Palestine?
17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Palestine rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female?
El Salvador ranks 30th and Palestine ranks 33rd 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

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
59 places, 679 data points, 1976–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release