Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 65.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 65.8% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in El Salvador peaked at 68.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 44th of 90 countries on this measure, 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, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 39.2% | — |
| 2000 | 46.0% | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 39.2% | 39.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 40.7% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 50.6% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 62.7% | 68.5% | 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, female in El Salvador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in El Salvador was 65.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- El Salvador ranks 44th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release