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Literacy

El Salvador — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 65%
1991 73% (male 76%, female 70%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
1992 73% (male 76%, female 70%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 73% male: 76% female: 70%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 73% male: 76% female: 70%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 73% male: 76% female: 70%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 71.5% male: 73.5% female: 69.8%
1997 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 71.5% male : 73.5% female: 69.8% (1995 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 71.5% male: 73.5% female: 69.8% (1995 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 71.5% male: 73.5% female: 69.8% (1995 est.)
2000 definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 71.5% male: 73.5% female: 69.8% (1995 est.)
2001 definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 71.5% male: 73.5% female: 69.8% (1995 est.)
2002 definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 71.5% male: 73.5% female: 69.8% (1995 est.)
2003 definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 80.2% male: 82.8% female: 77.7% (2003 est.)
2004 definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 80.2% male: 82.8% female: 77.7% (2003 est.)
2005 definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 80.2% male: 82.8% female: 77.7% (2003 est.)
2006 definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 80.2% male: 82.8% female: 77.7% (2003 est.)
2007 definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 80.2% male: 82.8% female: 77.7% (2003 est.)
2008 definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 80.2% male: 82.8% female: 77.7% (2003 est.)
2009 definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 80.2% male: 82.8% female: 77.7% (2003 est.)
2010 definition: age 5 and over can read and write total population: 81.1% male: 82.8% female: 79.6% (2007 census)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 81.1% male: 82.8% female: 79.6% (2007 census)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 81.1% male: 82.8% female: 79.6% (2007 census)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.5% male: 87.1% female: 82.3% (2010 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.5% male: 87.1% female: 82.3% (2010 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 88% | male: 90.4% | female: 86% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 88% | male: 90.4% | female: 86% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 88% | male: 90% | female: 86.2% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 88% (2015 est.) | male: 90% (2015 est.) | female: 86.2% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 88.1% | male: 90.3% | female: 86.3% (2016)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 88.5% | male: 90.6% | female: 86.7% (2017)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.1% male: 91.3% female: 87.3% (2019)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.1% male: 91.3% female: 87.3% (2019)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.1% male: 91.3% female: 87.3% (2019)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.1% male: 91.3% female: 87.3% (2019)
2025 total population: 89.8% (2024 est.) male: 91.6% (2024 est.) female: 88.2% (2024 est.)