Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Dominican Republic
128,468 number
in 2016
El Salvador
191,932 number
in 2018
Dominican Republic rank
51st
El Salvador rank
48th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
0100.0k200.0k300.0k198119992018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 191,932 number against 128,468 number in Dominican Republic, a difference of 63,464 number.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Dominican Republic's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 51st and El Salvador ranks 48th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 240,919 number 290,493 number 49,574 number El Salvador
2010s 184,473 number 235,848 number 51,374 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 191,932 number against 128,468 number in Dominican Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
63,464 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Dominican Republic ranks 51st and El Salvador ranks 48th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.