Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female was 116,819 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
116,819 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
44th
of 82 countries
All-time high
124,872 number
in 2008
All-time low
81,976 number
in 1992
Years of data
12
1992–2018

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in El Salvador, 1992–2018

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1992200520181992: 82.0k number2006: 115.4k number2007: 117.7k number2008: 124.9k number2009: 120.2k number2010: 116.2k number2011: 123.0k number2013: 115.9k number2015: 110.8k number2016: 112.4k number2017: 115.7k number2018: 116.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in El Salvador is 116,819 number, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in El Salvador peaked at 124,872 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 81,976 number, in 1992.

That places El Salvador 44th out of 82 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81,976 number 81,976 number 81,976 number 1
2000s 119,560 number 115,376 number 124,872 number 4
2010s 115,834 number 110,775 number 123,035 number 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 41 Philippines 160,004 number compare
  2. 42 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 146,129 number compare
  3. 43 Zambia 117,811 number compare
  4. 45 Chile 115,708 number compare
  5. 46 Burundi 111,089 number compare
  6. 47 Togo 104,256 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in El Salvador?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female in El Salvador was 116,819 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 124,872 number in 2008.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 81,976 number in 1992.
How does El Salvador rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
El Salvador ranks 44th out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,221 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.