Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female was 95.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 95.7% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 98.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 13th out of 21 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.4% | — |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | -2.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 95.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.5%, 97% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 95.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 98% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.3% | 80.4% | 91.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 91.9% | 97.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 95.7% | 98.2% | 4 |
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, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador was 95.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 13th out of 21 countries with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release