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

El Salvador: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
14th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2017
All-time low
0.1%
in 2004
Years of data
17
1998–2017

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

00.050.10.150.21998200720171998: 0.179 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.172 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.163 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.147 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.129 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.173 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.118 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.218 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.183 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.191 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.189 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.179 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.189 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.217 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.213 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.213 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.225 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in El Salvador stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in El Salvador peaked at 0.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.

El Salvador ranks 14th of 23 countries on this measure, 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 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  2. 12 Brazil 0.3% compare
  3. 13 Honduras 0.3% compare
  4. 15 Peru 0.2% compare
  5. 16 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% compare
  6. 17 Korea 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in El Salvador?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in El Salvador was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
How does El Salvador rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education?
El Salvador ranks 14th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 266 data points, 1981–2021
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