El Salvador vs Iraq: Literacy rate, adult male

El Salvador
91.6%
in 2024
Iraq
90.3%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
49th
Iraq rank
52nd

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iraq
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 91.6% against 90.3% in Iraq, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 49th and Iraq ranks 52nd of 88 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iraq Difference Ahead
2010s 89.8% 89.3% 0.5% El Salvador
2020s 91.2% 90.3% 0.9% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, El Salvador or Iraq?
El Salvador, at 91.6% against 90.3% in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between El Salvador and Iraq?
1.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
El Salvador ranks 49th and Iraq ranks 52nd of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Unit
% of males ages 15 and above
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
127 places, 2,578 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.