El Salvador vs Honduras: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female

El Salvador
88.1%
in 2018
Honduras
87.5%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
50th
Honduras rank
51st

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 88.1% against 87.5% in Honduras, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Honduras ahead.

El Salvador ranks 50th and Honduras ranks 51st of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Honduras Difference Ahead
2000s 78.9% 82.1% 3.2% Honduras
2010s 84.8% 86.3% 1.5% Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, El Salvador or Honduras?
El Salvador, at 88.1% against 87.5% in Honduras as of 2018.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between El Salvador and Honduras?
0.6%, 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
El Salvador ranks 50th and Honduras ranks 51st of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,216 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of the female population between age 25 and age 64 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 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.