El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female

El Salvador
11,413 number
in 2018
Sri Lanka
14,986 number
in 2018
El Salvador rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
48th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
050.0k100.0k150.0k198119992018

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 14,986 number against 11,413 number in El Salvador, a difference of 3,573 number.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 23,957 number 29,192 number 5,235 number Sri Lanka
2010s 14,302 number 16,967 number 2,665 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 14,986 number against 11,413 number in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
3,573 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
El Salvador ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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