Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 0.5 GPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in El Salvador, 2007–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.5 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in El Salvador peaked at 1 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5 GPIA, in 2008.
That places El Salvador 64th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.5 GPIA | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 GPIA | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8889 GPIA | +48.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7273 GPIA | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7692 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +42.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5 GPIA | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9928 GPIA, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.5 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.04 GPIA, 48% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7642 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 1 |
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 proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in El Salvador?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in El Salvador was 0.5 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 GPIA in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- El Salvador ranks 64th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release