Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1.01 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1.01
in 2006
All-time low
1
in 2017
Years of data
15
2006–2024
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in El Salvador, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in El Salvador is 1.01, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in El Salvador peaked at 1.01 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2017.
El Salvador ranks 8th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.01 | — |
| 2007 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.01 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.01 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.01 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.01 | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 8 Colombia 1.01 compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 1.01 compare
- 8 Qatar 1.01 compare
- 8 Suriname 1.01 compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.01 compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in El Salvador?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in El Salvador was 1.01 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- El Salvador ranks 8th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).