Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy rates of older vs. younger population was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates of older vs. younger population in El Salvador is 70.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of older vs. younger population in El Salvador peaked at 71.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 45th of 85 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 rates of older vs. younger population in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 44.5% | — |
| 2000 | 50.8% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.5% | 44.5% | 44.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 48.7% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 56.5% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 67.5% | 71.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates of older vs. younger population in El Salvador?
- Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in El Salvador was 70.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy rates of older vs. younger population?
- El Salvador ranks 45th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rates of older vs. younger population rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates of older vs. younger population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 65 years and older who can read and write.