Literacy in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy 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 in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy in El Salvador stood at 89.77.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy in El Salvador peaked at 89.98 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74.14, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 48th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Literacy 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% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 89.77 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.55, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 89.77 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.86, 95% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy in El Salvador?
- Literacy in El Salvador was 89.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.98 in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.14 in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy?
- El Salvador ranks 48th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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