Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.88 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador stood at 0.88 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador peaked at 0.9 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.71 LPIA, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 32nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.71 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.82 LPIA | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.83 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.82 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.82 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.83 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.85 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.87 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.87 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.88 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.89 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.88 LPIA | -2.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.88 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.95 LPIA, 93% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.88 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.91 LPIA, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.71 LPIA | 0.71 LPIA | 0.71 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8175 LPIA | 0.8 LPIA | 0.83 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8625 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.89 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 3 |
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 location parity in El Salvador?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador was 0.88 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.71 LPIA in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release