Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador

El Salvador: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 0.9852 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9852 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
23rd
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9852 LPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.8066 LPIA
in 1992
Years of data
11
1992–2017

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador, 1992–2017

00.20.40.60.811992200420171992: 0.807 LPIA2006: 0.944 LPIA2007: 0.93 LPIA2008: 0.946 LPIA2009: 0.935 LPIA2010: 0.95 LPIA2011: 0.958 LPIA2013: 0.97 LPIA2015: 0.977 LPIA2016: 0.974 LPIA2017: 0.985 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.9852 LPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in 2017. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador peaked at 0.9852 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8066 LPIA, in 1992.

El Salvador ranks 23rd of 38 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.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in El Salvador, 1992 to 2017.
Year LPIA Change
1992 0.8066 LPIA
2006 0.9437 LPIA +17.0%
2007 0.9301 LPIA -1.4%
2008 0.9457 LPIA +1.7%
2009 0.9354 LPIA -1.1%
2010 0.9497 LPIA +1.5%
2011 0.9578 LPIA +0.8%
2013 0.9698 LPIA +1.2%
2015 0.9768 LPIA +0.7%
2016 0.9745 LPIA -0.2%
2017 0.9852 LPIA +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8066 LPIA 0.8066 LPIA 0.8066 LPIA 1
2000s 0.9387 LPIA 0.9301 LPIA 0.9457 LPIA 4
2010s 0.969 LPIA 0.9497 LPIA 0.9852 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 20 Peru 0.987 LPIA compare
  2. 21 Dominican Republic 0.9865 LPIA compare
  3. 22 Colombia 0.9854 LPIA compare
  4. 24 Kuwait 0.9814 LPIA compare
  5. 25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9769 LPIA compare
  6. 26 South Africa 0.9657 LPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in El Salvador was 0.9852 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9852 LPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8066 LPIA in 1992.
How does El Salvador rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 38 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 341 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/