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

El Salvador: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1991
All-time low
0.8%
in 1998
Years of data
20
1991–2017

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

00.20.40.60.81991200420171991: 0.864 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.838 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.853 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.798 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.805 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.809 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.827 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.823 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.814 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.828 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.825 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.839 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.833 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.834 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.853 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.861 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.842 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.839 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.839 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.843 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador is 0.8%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador peaked at 0.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.

El Salvador ranks 16th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1991 0.9%
1995 0.8% -2.9%
1996 0.9% +1.8%
1998 0.8% -6.4%
1999 0.8% +0.8%
2000 0.8% +0.6%
2001 0.8% +2.2%
2002 0.8% -0.6%
2003 0.8% -1.1%
2004 0.8% +1.8%
2005 0.8% -0.4%
2006 0.8% +1.7%
2007 0.8% -0.7%
2008 0.8% +0.1%
2009 0.9% +2.2%
2012 0.9% +0.9%
2014 0.8% -2.1%
2015 0.8% -0.4%
2016 0.8% -0.0%
2017 0.8% +0.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 13 Paraguay 0.9% compare
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  3. 15 Gambia 0.8% compare
  4. 17 Colombia 0.8% compare
  5. 18 Egypt 0.8% compare
  6. 19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1991.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
How does El Salvador rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
El Salvador ranks 16th out of 38 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, 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
Informal job workers, 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
38 places, 449 data points, 1981–2021
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