Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in El Salvador

El Salvador: Population aged 25-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2008
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51991200520191991: 0.373 % of population with low edcuation1995: 0.383 % of population with low edcuation1996: 0.387 % of population with low edcuation1998: 0.397 % of population with low edcuation1999: 0.394 % of population with low edcuation2000: 0.407 % of population with low edcuation2001: 0.394 % of population with low edcuation2002: 0.395 % of population with low edcuation2003: 0.409 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.4 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.409 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.398 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.405 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.357 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.41 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.423 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.434 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.443 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.449 % of population with low edcuation2017: 0.454 % of population with low edcuation2018: 0.455 % of population with low edcuation2019: 0.457 % of population with low edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low edcuation.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.5% for population aged 25-64, primary education and below in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.

That places El Salvador 26th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1991 0.4%
1995 0.4% +2.5%
1996 0.4% +1.1%
1998 0.4% +2.7%
1999 0.4% -0.9%
2000 0.4% +3.3%
2001 0.4% -3.2%
2002 0.4% +0.3%
2003 0.4% +3.6%
2004 0.4% -2.2%
2005 0.4% +2.3%
2006 0.4% -2.7%
2007 0.4% +1.6%
2008 0.4% -11.7%
2009 0.4% +14.9%
2012 0.4% +3.2%
2014 0.4% +2.4%
2015 0.4% +2.1%
2016 0.4% +1.4%
2017 0.5% +1.2%
2018 0.5% +0.3%
2019 0.5% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 5
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 23 Djibouti 0.5% compare
  2. 24 Guatemala 0.5% compare
  3. 25 India 0.5% compare
  4. 27 Tunisia 0.5% compare
  5. 28 Belgium 0.5% compare
  6. 29 Nicaragua 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, primary education and below in El Salvador?
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
How does El Salvador rank for population aged 25-64, primary education and below?
El Salvador ranks 26th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is population aged 25-64, primary education and below rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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