Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in El Salvador
El Salvador: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted was 0.99 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.99 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 56 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.81 LPIA
in 1992
Years of data
16
1992–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.99 LPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in El Salvador peaked at 1 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.81 LPIA, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 22nd of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.81 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.96 LPIA | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 0.94 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.96 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.95 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.96 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.96 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.99 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 LPIA, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.99 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.99 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.81 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9525 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9775 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9933 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 3 |
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in El Salvador?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in El Salvador was 0.99 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 LPIA in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release