Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.01 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 1.01 index in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 13th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 index | — |
| 2000 | 1 index | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1 index | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1 index | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.01 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.01 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2006.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 13th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.