Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.882 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.882 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
21st
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.882 LPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.7075 LPIA
in 1992
Years of data
11
1992–2017

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador, 1992–2017

00.20.40.60.81992200420171992: 0.707 LPIA2006: 0.823 LPIA2007: 0.803 LPIA2008: 0.83 LPIA2009: 0.82 LPIA2010: 0.822 LPIA2011: 0.833 LPIA2013: 0.854 LPIA2015: 0.867 LPIA2016: 0.871 LPIA2017: 0.882 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.882 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in 2017. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador peaked at 0.882 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7075 LPIA, in 1992.

That places El Salvador 21st out of 38 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in El Salvador, 1992 to 2017.
Year LPIA Change
1992 0.7075 LPIA
2006 0.823 LPIA +16.3%
2007 0.8027 LPIA -2.5%
2008 0.8304 LPIA +3.4%
2009 0.8201 LPIA -1.2%
2010 0.8218 LPIA +0.2%
2011 0.8327 LPIA +1.3%
2013 0.8545 LPIA +2.6%
2015 0.8666 LPIA +1.4%
2016 0.8706 LPIA +0.5%
2017 0.882 LPIA +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7075 LPIA 0.7075 LPIA 0.7075 LPIA 1
2000s 0.8191 LPIA 0.8027 LPIA 0.8304 LPIA 4
2010s 0.8547 LPIA 0.8218 LPIA 0.882 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 18 Colombia 0.9152 LPIA compare
  2. 19 Ecuador 0.8926 LPIA compare
  3. 20 Peru 0.8847 LPIA compare
  4. 22 Brazil 0.8695 LPIA compare
  5. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8688 LPIA compare
  6. 24 Honduras 0.8594 LPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador was 0.882 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.882 LPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7075 LPIA in 1992.
How does El Salvador rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 38 countries with data for 2017.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 341 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/