El Salvador vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female

El Salvador
93.0%
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of
87.9%
in 2016
El Salvador rank
36th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
39th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
406080100197620002024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 93.0% against 87.9% in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 36th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 39th of 59 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 87.6% 81.3% 6.3% El Salvador
2010s 90.3% 86.1% 4.1% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female, El Salvador or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
El Salvador, at 93.0% against 87.9% in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female between El Salvador and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
5.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female?
El Salvador ranks 36th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 39th of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 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
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
59 places, 680 data points, 1976–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release