Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in El Salvador

El Salvador: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes was 296,118 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
296,118 number
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
48th
of 83 countries
All-time high
558,720 number
in 1992
All-time low
296,118 number
in 2018
Years of data
12
1992–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in El Salvador, 1992–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1992200520181992: 558.7k number2006: 411.2k number2007: 458.5k number2008: 410.5k number2009: 407.9k number2010: 414.4k number2011: 387.7k number2013: 362.8k number2015: 334.3k number2016: 336.0k number2017: 321.1k number2018: 296.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 296,118 number for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 558,720 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 296,118 number, in 2018.

That places El Salvador 48th out of 83 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 558,720 number 558,720 number 558,720 number 1
2000s 422,020 number 407,875 number 458,518 number 4
2010s 350,346 number 296,118 number 414,383 number 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 45 Lao People's Democratic Republic 464,121 number compare
  2. 46 Ecuador 437,732 number compare
  3. 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 316,627 number compare
  4. 49 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 295,323 number compare
  5. 50 Dominican Republic 279,320 number compare
  6. 51 Chile 274,999 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in El Salvador?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in El Salvador was 296,118 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 558,720 number in 1992.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 296,118 number in 2018.
How does El Salvador rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 48th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,239 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of adults from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.