Literacy rate, adult male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy rate, adult male was 91.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, adult male in El Salvador stood at 91.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in El Salvador peaked at 91.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 49th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 77.4% | — |
| 2006 | 86.7% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 91.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.8%, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 91.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.4%, 96% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.4% | 77.4% | 77.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 84.9% | 87.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 87.1% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 91.2% | 91.7% | 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 literacy rate, adult male in El Salvador?
- Literacy rate, adult male in El Salvador was 91.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- El Salvador ranks 49th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.