Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in El Salvador stood at 1.01 GPI. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1 GPI, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 13th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 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, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in El Salvador?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in El Salvador was 1.01 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 13th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.