Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 191,932 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
191,932 number
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
48th
of 83 countries
All-time high
338,597 number
in 1992
All-time low
191,932 number
in 2018
Years of data
12
1992–2018

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1992200520181992: 338.6k number2006: 267.5k number2007: 290.5k number2008: 266.2k number2009: 259.1k number2010: 264.7k number2011: 251.1k number2013: 235.7k number2015: 213.6k number2016: 214.2k number2017: 204.3k number2018: 191.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in El Salvador stood at 191,932 number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in El Salvador peaked at 338,597 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 191,932 number, in 2018.

El Salvador ranks 48th of 83 countries on this measure, 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 338,597 number 338,597 number 338,597 number 1
2000s 270,827 number 259,105 number 290,493 number 4
2010s 225,063 number 191,932 number 264,716 number 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 45 Honduras 257,866 number compare
  2. 46 Bolivia 236,061 number compare
  3. 47 Ecuador 233,668 number compare
  4. 49 Venezuela 135,201 number compare
  5. 50 Chile 132,465 number compare
  6. 51 Dominican Republic 128,468 number compare

See the full ranking of 122 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in El Salvador?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in El Salvador was 191,932 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 338,597 number in 1992.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 191,932 number in 2018.
How does El Salvador rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
El Salvador ranks 48th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.