Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age was 92.83 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in El Salvador, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in El Salvador stood at 92.83 %.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in El Salvador peaked at 93.7 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 88.06 %, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 89.48 % | — |
| 2007 | 88.06 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 88.91 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 89.64 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 90.14 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 90.87 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 91.53 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.39 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.66 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.82 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.92 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.7 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 93.28 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 92.83 % | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 92.83 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.55 %, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 92.83 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.49 %, 96% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.02 % | 88.06 % | 89.64 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.98 % | 90.14 % | 92.92 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.27 % | 92.83 % | 93.7 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 318.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 50 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 763.72 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -27.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in El Salvador?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in El Salvador was 92.83 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.06 % in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age?
- El Salvador ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.