Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador

El Salvador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9597 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9597 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
49th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.9612 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.8883 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
12
1992–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, 1992–2018

00.20.40.60.811992200520181992: 0.888 GPIA2006: 0.924 GPIA2007: 0.93 GPIA2008: 0.929 GPIA2009: 0.941 GPIA2010: 0.939 GPIA2011: 0.938 GPIA2013: 0.944 GPIA2015: 0.957 GPIA2016: 0.958 GPIA2017: 0.961 GPIA2018: 0.96 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.9597 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2018.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 0.9612 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8883 GPIA, in 1992.

That places El Salvador 49th 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.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in El Salvador, 1992 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1992 0.8883 GPIA
2006 0.9238 GPIA +4.0%
2007 0.9298 GPIA +0.7%
2008 0.9291 GPIA -0.1%
2009 0.9408 GPIA +1.3%
2010 0.9388 GPIA -0.2%
2011 0.9385 GPIA -0.0%
2013 0.9442 GPIA +0.6%
2015 0.9568 GPIA +1.3%
2016 0.958 GPIA +0.1%
2017 0.9612 GPIA +0.3%
2018 0.9597 GPIA -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8883 GPIA 0.8883 GPIA 0.8883 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9309 GPIA 0.9238 GPIA 0.9408 GPIA 4
2010s 0.951 GPIA 0.9385 GPIA 0.9612 GPIA 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 46 Türkiye 0.9662 GPIA compare
  2. 47 Thailand 0.9638 GPIA compare
  3. 48 Saudi Arabia 0.9615 GPIA compare
  4. 50 Peru 0.9523 GPIA compare
  5. 51 Oman 0.9477 GPIA compare
  6. 52 Sao Tome and Principe 0.931 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador was 0.9597 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9612 GPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8883 GPIA in 1992.
How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
El Salvador ranks 49th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,155 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/