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

El Salvador: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 62,452 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
62,452 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
44th
of 83 countries
All-time high
74,606 number
in 2007
All-time low
54,011 number
in 1992
Years of data
12
1992–2018

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1992200520181992: 54.0k number2006: 67.8k number2007: 74.6k number2008: 69.2k number2009: 69.2k number2010: 71.8k number2011: 69.6k number2013: 68.8k number2015: 62.6k number2016: 60.5k number2017: 60.7k number2018: 62.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 62,452 number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in 2018.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in El Salvador peaked at 74,606 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54,011 number, in 1992.

That places El Salvador 44th out of 83 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 54,011 number 54,011 number 54,011 number 1
2000s 70,207 number 67,820 number 74,606 number 4
2010s 65,199 number 60,510 number 71,761 number 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 41 Honduras 70,466 number compare
  2. 42 Portugal 68,526 number compare
  3. 43 Malawi 66,721 number compare
  4. 45 Cambodia 59,392 number compare
  5. 46 Dominican Republic 59,337 number compare
  6. 47 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 59,279 number compare

See the full ranking of 121 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in El Salvador?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in El Salvador was 62,452 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 74,606 number in 2007.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 54,011 number in 1992.
How does El Salvador rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
El Salvador ranks 44th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.