Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity was 0.97 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador is 0.97 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador peaked at 0.98 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.91 GPIA, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 35th out of 57 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, urban, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.91 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.929 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9334 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9421 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9291 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9266 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.942 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9579 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9697 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9781 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.97 GPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.91 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9365 GPIA | 0.9266 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.959 GPIA | 0.942 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9756 GPIA | 0.9697 GPIA | 0.98 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, urban, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity 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, urban, adjusted gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 GPIA in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity?
- El Salvador ranks 35th out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release