Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 was 40.45 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
40.45
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
28th
of 82 countries
All-time high
46.45
in 1991
All-time low
39.64
in 2012
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in El Salvador, 1991–2017

010203040501991200420171991: 46.41995: 45.51996: 44.81998: 45.71999: 44.82000: 45.12001: 42.92002: 43.92003: 43.82004: 43.92005: 42.92006: 43.42007: 42.92008: 42.42009: 412012: 39.62014: 40.92015: 40.52016: 40.82017: 40.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in El Salvador stood at 40.45.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in El Salvador peaked at 46.45 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 39.64, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 28th out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1991 46.45 —
1995 45.54 -1.9%
1996 44.82 -1.6%
1998 45.73 +2.0%
1999 44.82 -2.0%
2000 45.05 +0.5%
2001 42.9 -4.8%
2002 43.86 +2.2%
2003 43.78 -0.2%
2004 43.87 +0.2%
2005 42.94 -2.1%
2006 43.38 +1.0%
2007 42.93 -1.0%
2008 42.42 -1.2%
2009 40.99 -3.4%
2012 39.64 -3.3%
2014 40.89 +3.2%
2015 40.54 -0.9%
2016 40.75 +0.5%
2017 40.45 -0.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 40.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.33, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 40.45 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.18, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.47 44.82 46.45 5
2000s 43.21 40.99 45.05 10
2010s 40.45 39.64 40.89 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 25 Nicaragua 40.95 compare
  2. 26 Mexico 40.93 compare
  3. 27 Palestine 40.73 compare
  4. 29 Croatia 40.36 compare
  5. 30 Bulgaria 40.33 compare
  6. 31 Dominican Republic 40.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in El Salvador?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 in El Salvador was 40.45 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 46.45 in 1991.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 39.64 in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-24?
El Salvador ranks 28th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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