Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.96 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.96 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.97 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.92 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
20
1992–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.96 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador peaked at 0.97 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.92 GPIA, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 45th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.92 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.93 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9364 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9539 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9577 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9573 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.96 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.99 GPIA, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.96 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.99 GPIA, 97% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.952 GPIA | 0.9364 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.961 GPIA | 0.9573 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador was 0.96 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- El Salvador ranks 45th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release