Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador

El Salvador: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
49th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.583 % of population with high education in working age1995: 0.574 % of population with high education in working age1996: 0.557 % of population with high education in working age1998: 0.597 % of population with high education in working age1999: 0.593 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.63 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.599 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.589 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.603 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.612 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.598 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.622 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.647 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.616 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.599 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.653 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.653 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.644 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.635 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.638 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.649 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.657 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador is 0.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1996.

El Salvador ranks 49th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.6% -1.6%
1996 0.6% -2.9%
1998 0.6% +7.2%
1999 0.6% -0.7%
2000 0.6% +6.3%
2001 0.6% -5.0%
2002 0.6% -1.7%
2003 0.6% +2.4%
2004 0.6% +1.4%
2005 0.6% -2.2%
2006 0.6% +4.0%
2007 0.6% +4.0%
2008 0.6% -4.8%
2009 0.6% -2.8%
2012 0.7% +9.0%
2014 0.7% -0.0%
2015 0.6% -1.3%
2016 0.6% -1.5%
2017 0.6% +0.5%
2018 0.6% +1.8%
2019 0.7% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
How does El Salvador rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education?
El Salvador ranks 49th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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