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

El Salvador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity was 0.872 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.872 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
22nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.872 LPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.6871 LPIA
in 1992
Years of data
11
1992–2017

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

00.20.40.60.81992200420171992: 0.687 LPIA2006: 0.802 LPIA2007: 0.777 LPIA2008: 0.811 LPIA2009: 0.799 LPIA2010: 0.801 LPIA2011: 0.809 LPIA2013: 0.839 LPIA2015: 0.852 LPIA2016: 0.862 LPIA2017: 0.872 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.872 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in 2017. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in El Salvador peaked at 0.872 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6871 LPIA, in 1992.

That places El Salvador 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, male, adjusted location parity in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in El Salvador, 1992 to 2017.
Year LPIA Change
1992 0.6871 LPIA
2006 0.8016 LPIA +16.7%
2007 0.7771 LPIA -3.1%
2008 0.8111 LPIA +4.4%
2009 0.7988 LPIA -1.5%
2010 0.8007 LPIA +0.2%
2011 0.8094 LPIA +1.1%
2013 0.8395 LPIA +3.7%
2015 0.852 LPIA +1.5%
2016 0.8622 LPIA +1.2%
2017 0.872 LPIA +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6871 LPIA 0.6871 LPIA 0.6871 LPIA 1
2000s 0.7972 LPIA 0.7771 LPIA 0.8111 LPIA 4
2010s 0.8393 LPIA 0.8007 LPIA 0.872 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 19 Colombia 0.9028 LPIA compare
  2. 20 Ecuador 0.8954 LPIA compare
  3. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.888 LPIA compare
  4. 23 Cambodia 0.8518 LPIA compare
  5. 24 South Africa 0.8442 LPIA compare
  6. 25 Brazil 0.844 LPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in El Salvador?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in El Salvador was 0.872 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.872 LPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6871 LPIA in 1992.
How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity?
El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2017.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, 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/