El Salvador vs Paraguay: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

El Salvador
72.1%
in 2018
Paraguay
75.9%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
52nd
Paraguay rank
49th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 75.9% against 72.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.8%.

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

Across all 9 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 52nd and Paraguay ranks 49th of 83 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Paraguay Difference Ahead
1990s 50.7% 77.5% 26.8% Paraguay
2000s 61.8% 81.7% 19.9% Paraguay
2010s 68.6% 81.2% 12.5% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, El Salvador or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 75.9% against 72.1% in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between El Salvador and Paraguay?
3.8%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
9 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
El Salvador ranks 52nd and Paraguay ranks 49th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,187 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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