Cross country literacy rates in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cross country literacy rates was 89.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.77
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
75th
of 128 countries
All-time high
89.98
in 2020
All-time low
37.5
in 1950
Years of data
21
1950–2024
Cross country literacy rates in El Salvador, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 89.77 for cross country literacy rates in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cross country literacy rates in El Salvador peaked at 89.98 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.5, in 1950.
That places El Salvador 75th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Cross country literacy rates in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.5 | — |
| 1992 | 74.14 | +97.7% |
| 2006 | 83.56 | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 82.03 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 83.95 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 84.1 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 84.49 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 85.49 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 85.46 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.77 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 87.41 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.97 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 88.14 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.48 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 89.01 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 89.14 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.98 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 89.06 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 89.35 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.85 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 89.77 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 74.14 | 74.14 | 74.14 | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.41 | 82.03 | 84.1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.24 | 84.49 | 89.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6 | 89.06 | 89.98 | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cross country literacy rates in El Salvador?
- Cross country literacy rates in El Salvador was 89.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cross country literacy rates recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.98 in 2020.
- What is the lowest cross country literacy rates recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5 in 1950.
- How does El Salvador rank for cross country literacy rates?
- El Salvador ranks 75th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cross country literacy rates rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cross country literacy rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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