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

El Salvador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 91.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
91.8%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
49th
of 83 countries
All-time high
91.8%
in 2018
All-time low
76.5%
in 1992
Years of data
12
1992–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in El Salvador, 1992–2018

0204060801001992200520181992: 76.5 %2006: 87 %2007: 84.9 %2008: 87.1 %2009: 86.8 %2010: 86.8 %2011: 88.1 %2013: 89.2 %2015: 90 %2016: 90.1 %2017: 90.6 %2018: 91.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in El Salvador stood at 91.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in El Salvador peaked at 91.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, 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, male in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%) in El Salvador, 1992 to 2018.
Year % Change
1992 76.5%
2006 87.0% +13.8%
2007 84.9% -2.4%
2008 87.1% +2.6%
2009 86.8% -0.4%
2010 86.8% +0.0%
2011 88.1% +1.5%
2013 89.2% +1.2%
2015 90.0% +0.9%
2016 90.1% +0.1%
2017 90.6% +0.6%
2018 91.8% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.5% 76.5% 76.5% 1
2000s 86.5% 84.9% 87.1% 4
2010s 89.5% 86.8% 91.8% 7

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  1. 46 Qatar 93.1% compare
  2. 47 Sri Lanka 92.7% compare
  3. 48 Iran 92.3% compare
  4. 50 Namibia 91.5% compare
  5. 51 Zambia 89.8% compare
  6. 52 Algeria 89.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in El Salvador?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in El Salvador was 91.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1992.
How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
El Salvador ranks 49th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,219 data points, 1970–2019
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Percentage of the male population between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.