Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in El Salvador

El Salvador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.8397 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8397 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
22nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.8397 LPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.6236 LPIA
in 1992
Years of data
11
1992–2017

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in El Salvador, 1992–2017

00.20.40.60.81992200420171992: 0.624 LPIA2006: 0.745 LPIA2007: 0.735 LPIA2008: 0.749 LPIA2009: 0.752 LPIA2010: 0.747 LPIA2011: 0.767 LPIA2013: 0.806 LPIA2015: 0.833 LPIA2016: 0.829 LPIA2017: 0.84 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in El Salvador is 0.8397 LPIA, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in El Salvador peaked at 0.8397 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6236 LPIA, in 1992.

El Salvador ranks 22nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in El Salvador, 1992 to 2017.
Year LPIA Change
1992 0.6236 LPIA
2006 0.7446 LPIA +19.4%
2007 0.7349 LPIA -1.3%
2008 0.7489 LPIA +1.9%
2009 0.7521 LPIA +0.4%
2010 0.7474 LPIA -0.6%
2011 0.7669 LPIA +2.6%
2013 0.8056 LPIA +5.0%
2015 0.8328 LPIA +3.4%
2016 0.8288 LPIA -0.5%
2017 0.8397 LPIA +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6236 LPIA 0.6236 LPIA 0.6236 LPIA 1
2000s 0.7451 LPIA 0.7349 LPIA 0.7521 LPIA 4
2010s 0.8035 LPIA 0.7474 LPIA 0.8397 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 19 Brazil 0.8915 LPIA compare
  2. 20 Honduras 0.8477 LPIA compare
  3. 21 South Africa 0.8447 LPIA compare
  4. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.804 LPIA compare
  5. 24 Peru 0.8024 LPIA compare
  6. 25 Bangladesh 0.7757 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in El Salvador?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in El Salvador was 0.8397 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8397 LPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6236 LPIA in 1992.
How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2017.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 326 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

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