Cross country literacy rates in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cross country literacy rates was 89.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
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% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 89.77 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.44, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 89.77 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.38, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cross country literacy rates in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +97.7% | 37.5 | 74.14 |
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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
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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