Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in El Salvador

El Salvador: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
26th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2002
All-time low
0.8%
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.60.811991200420171991: 0.8211995: 0.9021996: 0.8991998: 0.9161999: 0.9382000: 0.952001: 0.9482002: 0.9642003: 0.9472004: 0.9542005: 0.9362006: 0.9332007: 0.9482008: 0.932009: 0.9272012: 0.9232014: 0.9372015: 0.9392016: 0.9382017: 0.943

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in El Salvador is 0.9%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in El Salvador peaked at 1.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 26th out of 90 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed female population with low education in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1991 0.8%
1995 0.9% +9.9%
1996 0.9% -0.4%
1998 0.9% +1.9%
1999 0.9% +2.5%
2000 1.0% +1.3%
2001 0.9% -0.2%
2002 1.0% +1.6%
2003 0.9% -1.7%
2004 1.0% +0.7%
2005 0.9% -1.9%
2006 0.9% -0.3%
2007 0.9% +1.5%
2008 0.9% -1.9%
2009 0.9% -0.3%
2012 0.9% -0.4%
2014 0.9% +1.5%
2015 0.9% +0.2%
2016 0.9% -0.1%
2017 0.9% +0.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 23 Dominican Republic 1.0% compare
  2. 24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9% compare
  3. 25 Portugal 0.9% compare
  4. 27 Mexico 0.9% compare
  5. 28 South Africa 0.9% compare
  6. 29 Slovenia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in El Salvador?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in El Salvador was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education?
El Salvador ranks 26th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed female population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed female population with low education in working age)
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,202 data points, 1970–2021
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