Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.97 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.97 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 0.9728 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.89 GPIA, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 48th out of 87 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.89 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9154 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9232 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9276 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9299 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9171 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9151 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.937 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9523 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9684 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9728 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.97 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9248 GPIA | 0.9151 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9509 GPIA | 0.937 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9702 GPIA | 0.9684 GPIA | 0.9728 GPIA | 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador was 0.97 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9728 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 GPIA in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 48th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release