Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in El Salvador
El Salvador: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location was 0.98 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in El Salvador is 0.98 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in El Salvador peaked at 0.99 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8 LPIA, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 32nd of 54 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, male, adjusted location in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.92 LPIA | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.94 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.92 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.94 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.95 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.97 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.98 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 LPIA, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.98 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.99 LPIA, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8 LPIA | 0.8 LPIA | 0.8 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.925 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.97 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9833 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 0.99 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, male, adjusted location in El Salvador?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in El Salvador was 0.98 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 LPIA in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release