El Salvador vs Tunisia: Literacy rate, adult male

El Salvador
91.6%
in 2024
Tunisia
92.7%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
49th
Tunisia rank
47th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Tunisia
020406080100198420042024

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 92.7% against 91.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Tunisia ahead.

El Salvador ranks 49th and Tunisia ranks 47th of 88 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Tunisia Difference Ahead
2000s 86.0% 86.2% 0.3% Tunisia
2010s 89.3% 87.5% 1.8% El Salvador
2020s 91.4% 91.9% 0.4% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, El Salvador or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 92.7% against 91.6% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between El Salvador and Tunisia?
1.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tunisia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Tunisia rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
El Salvador ranks 49th and Tunisia ranks 47th 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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About this data

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.