Literacy rate in El Salvador in 2024 — 89.77%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 29. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 15.63 pp.
1992–2024 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89.77 | −0.08 pp |
| 2023 | 89.85 | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 89.35 | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 89.06 | −0.92 pp |
| 2020 | 89.98 | +0.84 pp |
| 2019 | 89.14 | +0.13 pp |
| 2018 | 89.01 | +0.53 pp |
| 2017 | 88.48 | +0.34 pp |
| 2016 | 88.14 | +0.17 pp |
| 2015 | 87.97 | +0.56 pp |
| 2014 | 87.41 | +0.64 pp |
| 2013 | 86.77 | +1.31 pp |
| 2012 | 85.46 | −0.03 pp |
| 2011 | 85.49 | +1 pp |
| 2010 | 84.49 | +0.39 pp |
| 2009 | 84.1 | +0.15 pp |
| 2008 | 83.95 | +1.92 pp |
| 2007 | 82.03 | −1.53 pp |
| 2006 | 83.56 | — |
| 1992 | 74.14 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
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