El Salvador vs Honduras: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes

El Salvador
66.5%
in 2018
Honduras
61.4%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
47th
Honduras rank
49th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 66.5% against 61.4% in Honduras, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 47th and Honduras ranks 49th of 83 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Honduras Difference Ahead
2000s 52.5% 50.7% 1.8% El Salvador
2010s 61.9% 57.4% 4.5% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, El Salvador or Honduras?
El Salvador, at 66.5% against 61.4% in Honduras as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between El Salvador and Honduras?
5.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 47th and Honduras ranks 49th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,190 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of the population age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.