Literacy rate, adult female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Literacy rate, adult female was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in El Salvador, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in El Salvador is 88.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in El Salvador peaked at 88.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 49th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 71.3% | — |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 88.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 88.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 93% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.3% | 71.3% | 71.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 79.7% | 81.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 82.3% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 87.3% | 88.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in El Salvador?
- Literacy rate, adult female in El Salvador was 88.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- El Salvador ranks 49th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.