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

El Salvador: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural was 40.86 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
40.86
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
30th
of 74 countries
All-time high
44.47
in 1998
All-time low
39.75
in 2012
Years of data
20
1991–2017

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

0102030401991200420171991: 44.41995: 44.41996: 441998: 44.51999: 43.22000: 43.12001: 41.82002: 42.32003: 42.72004: 43.62005: 42.22006: 43.12007: 41.72008: 41.62009: 40.52012: 39.82014: 40.52015: 40.82016: 40.72017: 40.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 40.86 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 44.47 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 39.75, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 30th of 74 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 44.09 43.23 44.47 5
2000s 42.27 40.53 43.64 10
2010s 40.52 39.75 40.86 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  3. 29 Uruguay 40.9 compare
  4. 31 Bolivia 40.85 compare
  5. 32 Portugal 40.81 compare
  6. 33 Croatia 40.52 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 40.86 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 44.47 in 1998.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 39.75 in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural?
El Salvador ranks 30th out of 74 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 1,007 data points, 1980–2021
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