Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male was 58.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male in El Salvador is 58.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male in El Salvador peaked at 59.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 32nd 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, rural, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 33.3% | — |
| 2000 | 39.2% | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 36.8% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 41.7% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 53.5% | 59.1% | 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, male in El Salvador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male in El Salvador was 58.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release