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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
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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