Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.66 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador is 0.66 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador peaked at 0.6606 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.45 LPIA, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 34th out of 53 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 location parity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.45 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.4676 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5079 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5131 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.505 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4961 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5426 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.55 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.54 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.57 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.55 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.54 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.54 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5567 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.55 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5444 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.58 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.61 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.64 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.63 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.64 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6 LPIA | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6593 LPIA | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6606 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.66 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.66 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.45 LPIA | 0.45 LPIA | 0.45 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5242 LPIA | 0.4676 LPIA | 0.57 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5831 LPIA | 0.54 LPIA | 0.64 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.648 LPIA | 0.6 LPIA | 0.6606 LPIA | 5 |
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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 location parity in El Salvador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador was 0.66 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6606 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 LPIA in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release