Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in El Salvador
El Salvador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted was 0.63 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.63 LPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in El Salvador peaked at 0.63 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.37 LPIA, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 30th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.37 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.5 LPIA | +35.1% |
| 2007 | 0.48 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.53 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.49 LPIA | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.51 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.49 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.55 LPIA | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.56 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.56 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.58 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.61 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.58 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.63 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.63 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.37 LPIA | 0.37 LPIA | 0.37 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5 LPIA | 0.48 LPIA | 0.53 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.545 LPIA | 0.49 LPIA | 0.61 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6133 LPIA | 0.58 LPIA | 0.63 LPIA | 3 |
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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, female, adjusted in El Salvador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in El Salvador was 0.63 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.63 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 LPIA in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted?
- El Salvador ranks 30th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release