Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in El Salvador

El Salvador: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary was 0.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
13th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 2004
Years of data
17
1998–2017

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in El Salvador, 1998–2017

00.20.40.61998200720171998: 0.468 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.446 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.425 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.392 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.374 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.38 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.339 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.616 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.597 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.614 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.621 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.624 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.611 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.672 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.665 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.63 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.639 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in El Salvador is 0.6%, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in El Salvador peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2004.

That places El Salvador 13th out of 23 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 10 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  2. 11 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare
  3. 12 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  4. 14 Panama 0.6% compare
  5. 15 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  6. 16 Peru 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in El Salvador?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
How does El Salvador rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary?
El Salvador ranks 13th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 267 data points, 1981–2021
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