Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in El Salvador

El Salvador: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.2642 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2642
World rank
57th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.3889
in 2017
All-time low
0.2642
in 2021
Years of data
16
2000–2021

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.3192001: 0.3512002: 0.3182003: 0.3022004: 0.2882005: 0.3092006: 0.3482007: 0.3482008: 0.3472009: 0.3572012: 0.3552014: 0.3482015: 0.3482016: 0.3672017: 0.3892021: 0.264

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in El Salvador stood at 0.2642. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in El Salvador peaked at 0.3889 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2642, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 57th out of 60 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1 in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3186
2001 0.3506 +10.1%
2002 0.3185 -9.2%
2003 0.3022 -5.1%
2004 0.2883 -4.6%
2005 0.3092 +7.2%
2006 0.3476 +12.4%
2007 0.3482 +0.2%
2008 0.3465 -0.5%
2009 0.3567 +2.9%
2012 0.3555 -0.3%
2014 0.3482 -2.0%
2015 0.3484 +0.1%
2016 0.3671 +5.4%
2017 0.3889 +5.9%
2021 0.2642 -32.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3286 0.2883 0.3567 10
2010s 0.3616 0.3482 0.3889 5
2020s 0.2642 0.2642 0.2642 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in El Salvador?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in El Salvador was 0.2642 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3889 in 2017.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2642 in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
El Salvador ranks 57th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 736 data points, 2000–2021
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