Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female was 45.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in El Salvador stood at 45.8%.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in El Salvador peaked at 47.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 28th out of 55 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, rural, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.6% | — |
| 2000 | 20.6% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 20.6% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 29.1% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 44.4% | 47.4% | 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, rural, female in El Salvador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in El Salvador was 45.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release