Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 90.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in El Salvador is 90.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in El Salvador peaked at 90.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, 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 26 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 67.9% | — |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 78.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 67.9% | 67.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 76.8% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 81.5% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.0% | 90.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 46 South Africa 93.1% compare
- 47 Peru 93.0% compare
- 48 Honduras 90.2% compare
- 50 Namibia 89.1% compare
- 51 Cape Verde 89.0% compare
- 52 Iran, Islamic Republic of 88.7% compare
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, female in El Salvador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in El Salvador was 90.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- El Salvador ranks 49th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release