El Salvador vs Honduras: Literacy rate, adult female
El Salvador
88.2%
in 2024
Honduras
88.8%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
49th
Honduras rank
48th
Literacy rate, adult female over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 88.8% against 88.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Honduras ahead.
El Salvador ranks 49th and Honduras ranks 48th of 89 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.7% | 83.5% | 3.8% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 86.6% | 1.6% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 88.3% | 0.3% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 88.8% against 88.2% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 0.6%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
- El Salvador ranks 49th and Honduras ranks 48th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.