Which has higher literacy, El Salvador or Thailand?

Thailand, at 91.1 against 89.77 in El Salvador as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?

7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.

Our World in Data, published as Literacy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

El Salvador

89.77

in 2024

Thailand

91.1

in 2022

El Salvador rank

48th

Thailand rank

46th

Thailand currently reports 91.1 against 89.77 in El Salvador, a difference of 1.33.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 48th and Thailand ranks 46th of 89 countries.

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

Decade	El Salvador	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2010s	87.59	93.34	5.75	Thailand
2020s	89.35	91.1	1.75	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher literacy, El Salvador or Thailand?: Thailand, at 91.1 against 89.77 in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy between El Salvador and Thailand?: 1.33, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for literacy?: El Salvador ranks 48th and Thailand ranks 46th 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.