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

El Salvador
40.0%
in 2017
Peru
32.5%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
21st
Peru rank
23rd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 40.0% against 32.5% in Peru, a difference of 7.5%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 21st and Peru ranks 23rd of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 27.5% 21.2% 6.3% El Salvador
2010s 39.8% 31.7% 8.1% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female, El Salvador or Peru?
El Salvador, at 40.0% against 32.5% in Peru as of 2017.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female between El Salvador and Peru?
7.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female?
El Salvador ranks 21st and Peru ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female (%). 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, rural, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 325 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of females age 65 and above in rural areas 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/