Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador

El Salvador: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1996
All-time low
0.3%
in 1999
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.10.20.30.40.51991200420171991: 0.403 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.42 % of employed population with high education in working age1996: 0.479 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.328 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.31 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.345 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.349 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.356 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.357 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.39 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.389 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.411 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.411 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.4 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.43 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.467 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.421 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.436 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.47 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.469 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador stood at 0.5%.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.

That places El Salvador 20th out of 38 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.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1991 0.4%
1995 0.4% +4.2%
1996 0.5% +14.1%
1998 0.3% -31.6%
1999 0.3% -5.4%
2000 0.3% +11.4%
2001 0.3% +1.1%
2002 0.4% +2.0%
2003 0.4% +0.4%
2004 0.4% +9.2%
2005 0.4% -0.3%
2006 0.4% +5.7%
2007 0.4% -0.0%
2008 0.4% -2.8%
2009 0.4% +7.7%
2012 0.5% +8.5%
2014 0.4% -9.8%
2015 0.4% +3.6%
2016 0.5% +7.7%
2017 0.5% -0.1%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
How does El Salvador rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
El Salvador ranks 20th out of 38 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Informal job workers, 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
Informal job workers, 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
38 places, 449 data points, 1981–2021
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