El Salvador vs Honduras: Literacy

El Salvador
89.77
in 2024
Honduras
88.25
in 2024
El Salvador rank
48th
Honduras rank
51st

Literacy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 89.77 against 88.25 in Honduras, a difference of 1.52.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Honduras ahead.

El Salvador ranks 48th and Honduras ranks 51st of 89 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Honduras Difference Ahead
2000s 82.03 83.59 1.56 Honduras
2010s 87.1 86.72 0.3739 El Salvador
2020s 89.66 87.85 1.8 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy, El Salvador or Honduras?
El Salvador, at 89.77 against 88.25 in Honduras as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy between El Salvador and Honduras?
1.52, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for literacy?
El Salvador ranks 48th and Honduras ranks 51st of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Literacy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed