Literacy rate, youth total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy rate, youth total was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 98.2% for literacy rate, youth total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in El Salvador peaked at 98.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 45th out of 95 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, youth total in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 85.0% | — |
| 2000 | 92.4% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 98.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.9%, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 98.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.9%, 99% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 92.4% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.0% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 total in El Salvador?
- Literacy rate, youth total in El Salvador was 98.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- El Salvador ranks 45th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.