Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female was 73.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in El Salvador is 73.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in El Salvador peaked at 77.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 30th of 59 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, urban, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 52.5% | — |
| 2000 | 59.2% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 50.7% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 60.7% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 71.6% | 77.6% | 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, urban, female in El Salvador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in El Salvador was 73.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female?
- El Salvador ranks 30th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release