Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female was 91.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in El Salvador is 91.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in El Salvador peaked at 92.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 36th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, urban, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 82.5% | — |
| 2006 | 86.8% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 91.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.9%, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 91.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.1%, 95% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 82.5% | 82.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 85.6% | 87.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 87.9% | 91.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.2% | 92.2% | 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, urban, female in El Salvador?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in El Salvador was 91.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female?
- El Salvador ranks 36th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release