Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male was 44.28 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
44.28
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 80 countries
All-time high
46.74
in 1998
All-time low
43.34
in 2012
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador, 1991–2017

010203040501991200420171991: 461995: 45.91996: 45.61998: 46.71999: 45.42000: 45.72001: 44.72002: 452003: 45.32004: 45.92005: 452006: 45.72007: 45.62008: 44.92009: 44.12012: 43.32014: 44.22015: 442016: 44.32017: 44.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador stood at 44.28.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador peaked at 46.74 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43.34, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 26th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.93 45.37 46.74 5
2000s 45.19 44.12 45.85 10
2010s 44.02 43.34 44.28 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 23 Greece 44.87 compare
  2. 24 Paraguay 44.73 compare
  3. 25 Belize 44.71 compare
  4. 27 South Africa 44.27 compare
  5. 28 Luxembourg 43.89 compare
  6. 29 Albania 43.85 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador was 44.28 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 46.74 in 1998.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 43.34 in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male?
El Salvador ranks 26th out of 80 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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