Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education was 44.03 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
44.03
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
17th
of 82 countries
All-time high
45.92
in 1998
All-time low
43.19
in 2012
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador, 1991–2017

010203040501991200420171991: 44.61995: 44.61996: 44.31998: 45.91999: 44.82000: 45.12001: 44.22002: 44.82003: 44.62004: 44.92005: 44.12006: 44.92007: 45.52008: 44.12009: 43.92012: 43.22014: 44.42015: 44.22016: 44.62017: 44

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 44.03 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador peaked at 45.92 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43.19, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 17th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1991 44.57 —
1995 44.6 +0.1%
1996 44.25 -0.8%
1998 45.92 +3.8%
1999 44.79 -2.5%
2000 45.09 +0.7%
2001 44.17 -2.0%
2002 44.84 +1.5%
2003 44.62 -0.5%
2004 44.85 +0.5%
2005 44.13 -1.6%
2006 44.93 +1.8%
2007 45.5 +1.3%
2008 44.07 -3.1%
2009 43.89 -0.4%
2012 43.19 -1.6%
2014 44.41 +2.8%
2015 44.21 -0.5%
2016 44.59 +0.9%
2017 44.03 -1.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 44.03 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.62, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 44.03 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.54, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.83 44.25 45.92 5
2000s 44.61 43.89 45.5 10
2010s 44.08 43.19 44.59 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 14 Guatemala 44.66 compare
  2. 15 Sri Lanka 44.39 compare
  3. 16 Philippines 44.07 compare
  4. 18 Rwanda 44.01 compare
  5. 19 Paraguay 43.72 compare
  6. 20 Kosovo 43.5 compare
  7. 20 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 43.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador was 44.03 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 45.92 in 1998.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 43.19 in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education?
El Salvador ranks 17th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,081 data points, 1970–2021
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