Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in El Salvador

El Salvador: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 89.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
89.77
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
48th
of 89 countries
All-time high
89.98
in 2020
All-time low
74.14
in 1992
Years of data
20
1992–2024

Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in El Salvador, 1992–2024

0204060801992200820241992: 74.12006: 83.62007: 822008: 842009: 84.12010: 84.52011: 85.52012: 85.52013: 86.82014: 87.42015: 882016: 88.12017: 88.52018: 892019: 89.12020: 902021: 89.12022: 89.42023: 89.82024: 89.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 89.77 for literacy rate vs gdp per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 89.98 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74.14, in 1992.

That places El Salvador 48th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in El Salvador, 1992 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1992 74.14
2006 83.56 +12.7%
2007 82.03 -1.8%
2008 83.95 +2.3%
2009 84.1 +0.2%
2010 84.49 +0.5%
2011 85.49 +1.2%
2012 85.46 -0.0%
2013 86.77 +1.5%
2014 87.41 +0.7%
2015 87.97 +0.6%
2016 88.14 +0.2%
2017 88.48 +0.4%
2018 89.01 +0.6%
2019 89.14 +0.1%
2020 89.98 +0.9%
2021 89.06 -1.0%
2022 89.35 +0.3%
2023 89.85 +0.6%
2024 89.77 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 74.14 74.14 74.14 1
2000s 83.41 82.03 84.1 4
2010s 87.24 84.49 89.14 10
2020s 89.6 89.06 89.98 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 45 South Africa 91.15 compare
  2. 46 Thailand 91.1 compare
  3. 47 Lesotho 90.45 compare
  4. 49 Iran 88.92 compare
  5. 50 Cape Verde 88.47 compare
  6. 51 Honduras 88.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in El Salvador?
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in El Salvador was 89.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 89.98 in 2020.
What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 74.14 in 1992.
How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
El Salvador ranks 48th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
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