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

El Salvador: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity was 0.9675 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9675 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9695 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.9081 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
12
1992–2018

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

00.20.40.60.811992200520181992: 0.908 GPIA2006: 0.939 GPIA2007: 0.94 GPIA2008: 0.944 GPIA2009: 0.952 GPIA2010: 0.951 GPIA2011: 0.948 GPIA2013: 0.952 GPIA2015: 0.96 GPIA2016: 0.966 GPIA2017: 0.969 GPIA2018: 0.967 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador stood at 0.9675 GPIA.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador peaked at 0.9695 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9081 GPIA, in 1992.

El Salvador ranks 25th of 38 countries on this measure, 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, urban, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in El Salvador, 1992 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1992 0.9081 GPIA
2006 0.9393 GPIA +3.4%
2007 0.9403 GPIA +0.1%
2008 0.9435 GPIA +0.3%
2009 0.9525 GPIA +0.9%
2010 0.9507 GPIA -0.2%
2011 0.948 GPIA -0.3%
2013 0.9516 GPIA +0.4%
2015 0.9596 GPIA +0.8%
2016 0.9664 GPIA +0.7%
2017 0.9695 GPIA +0.3%
2018 0.9675 GPIA -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9081 GPIA 0.9081 GPIA 0.9081 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9439 GPIA 0.9393 GPIA 0.9525 GPIA 4
2010s 0.9591 GPIA 0.948 GPIA 0.9695 GPIA 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 22 Thailand 0.9765 GPIA compare
  2. 23 Palestine, State of 0.9746 GPIA compare
  3. 24 Peru 0.9735 GPIA compare
  4. 26 Türkiye 0.9641 GPIA compare
  5. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9612 GPIA compare
  6. 28 Bangladesh 0.9307 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador was 0.9675 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9695 GPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9081 GPIA in 1992.
How does El Salvador rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity?
El Salvador ranks 25th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 361 data points, 1976–2019
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/