El Salvador

Literacy Rate

89.14
percent
Dec 92Dec 06Dec 07Dec 08Dec 09Dec 10Dec 11Dec 13Dec 15Dec 16Dec 17Dec 18Dec 190.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • El Salvador
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

85
Israel91.75
86
Namibia91.53
87
Mauritius91.33
88
Bahrain90.98
92
Zimbabwe88.69
93
Honduras88.51
94
Swaziland88.42
95
Jamaica88.1

North America Ranking

2
Panama95.74
3
Mexico95.25
4
Ecuador93.63
6
Honduras88.51
7
Nicaragua82.61
8
Guatemala80.81

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Definition of Literacy Rate

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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