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

El Salvador
62.1%
in 2018
Honduras
58.2%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
42nd
Honduras rank
43rd

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 62.1% against 58.2% in Honduras, a difference of 3.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Honduras ahead.

El Salvador ranks 42nd and Honduras ranks 43rd of 82 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Honduras Difference Ahead
2000s 47.4% 47.5% 0.2% Honduras
2010s 57.2% 54.8% 2.4% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, El Salvador or Honduras?
El Salvador, at 62.1% against 58.2% in Honduras as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between El Salvador and Honduras?
3.9%, 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, female?
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Honduras ranks 43rd of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,197 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of females 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 female literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.