Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male was 84.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, 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, urban, male in El Salvador is 84.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in El Salvador peaked at 86.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 32nd out of 57 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, urban, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 67.9% | — |
| 2000 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 71.9% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.2% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | -1.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 84.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 84.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.3%, 93% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 67.9% | 67.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 69.2% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 76.3% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 84.4% | 86.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, male in El Salvador?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male in El Salvador was 84.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release