Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.86 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.86 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.92 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.6875 GPIA
in 2003
Years of data
26
1992–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador stood at 0.86 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador peaked at 0.92 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6875 GPIA, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 34th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.77 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.807 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7959 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7977 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6875 GPIA | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8224 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7456 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.73 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.78 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.83 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.79 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7882 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.85 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8609 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.86 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.85 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.83 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.92 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.845 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8253 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.86 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.77 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7726 GPIA | 0.6875 GPIA | 0.8224 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8369 GPIA | 0.7882 GPIA | 0.8609 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8621 GPIA | 0.8253 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 31 Saudi Arabia 0.88 GPIA compare
- 32 United Arab Emirates 0.87 GPIA compare
- 32 China 0.87 GPIA compare
- 34 Singapore 0.86 GPIA compare
- 34 South Africa 0.86 GPIA compare
- 37 Malaysia 0.85 GPIA compare
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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador was 0.86 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6875 GPIA in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release