El Salvador vs Paraguay: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes

El Salvador
25,663 number
in 2018
Paraguay
23,056 number
in 2018
El Salvador rank
51st
Paraguay rank
53rd

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 25,663 number against 23,056 number in Paraguay, a difference of 2,607 number.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 51st and Paraguay ranks 53rd of 86 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Paraguay Difference Ahead
1990s 160,973 number 36,709 number 124,264 number El Salvador
2000s 60,753 number 20,172 number 40,581 number El Salvador
2010s 32,426 number 19,010 number 13,416 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes, El Salvador or Paraguay?
El Salvador, at 25,663 number against 23,056 number in Paraguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes between El Salvador and Paraguay?
2,607 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
9 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 51st and Paraguay ranks 53rd of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of youth between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.