Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 92.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in El Salvador stood at 92.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in El Salvador peaked at 92.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 48th 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 76.5% | — |
| 2000 | 83.9% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 76.5% | 76.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 83.9% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 86.8% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 91.9% | 92.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 45 Sri Lanka 94.2% compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 93.9% compare
- 47 Cape Verde 93.5% compare
- 49 Thailand 92.4% compare
- 50 Sao Tome and Principe 92.3% compare
- 51 South Africa 92.1% 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, male in El Salvador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in El Salvador was 92.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- El Salvador ranks 48th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release