Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male was 84.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 84.8% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in El Salvador peaked at 87.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 31st out of 53 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, rural, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 61.4% | — |
| 2000 | 68.8% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 70.6% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.4% | 61.4% | 61.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 68.8% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 74.7% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 84.8% | 87.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 28 Colombia 88.9% compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 86.5% compare
- 30 South Africa 85.7% compare
- 32 India 84.8% compare
- 33 Iran, Islamic Republic of 84.2% compare
- 34 Brazil 84.2% 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, rural, male in El Salvador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in El Salvador was 84.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male?
- El Salvador ranks 31st out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release