Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male was 95.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male in El Salvador is 95.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male in El Salvador peaked at 96.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 33rd of 57 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, urban, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 89.4% | — |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 91.7% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.3% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.6% | 96.5% | 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, male in El Salvador?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male in El Salvador was 95.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release