Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male was 84.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male in El Salvador, 1992–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 84.5% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male in El Salvador peaked at 84.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 21st out of 36 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, rural, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 64.2% | — |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.2% | 64.2% | 64.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 73.8% | 77.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 77.1% | 84.5% | 6 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male in El Salvador?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male in El Salvador was 84.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male?
- El Salvador ranks 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of males in rural areas over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/