Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador

El Salvador: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
46th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.050.10.150.21991200520191991: 0.103 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.108 % of employed population with high education in working age1996: 0.108 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.113 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.105 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.118 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.11 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.125 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.131 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.134 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.14 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.127 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.136 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.132 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.156 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.158 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.145 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.162 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.162 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.165 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.17 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.175 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.2% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 46th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1991 0.1%
1995 0.1% +4.4%
1996 0.1% +0.9%
1998 0.1% +3.7%
1999 0.1% -7.0%
2000 0.1% +12.9%
2001 0.1% -7.2%
2002 0.1% +13.8%
2003 0.1% +4.8%
2004 0.1% +2.4%
2005 0.1% +4.3%
2006 0.1% -9.1%
2007 0.1% +7.2%
2008 0.1% -3.2%
2009 0.2% +18.5%
2012 0.2% +1.5%
2014 0.1% -8.6%
2015 0.2% +11.9%
2016 0.2% -0.2%
2017 0.2% +1.8%
2018 0.2% +3.2%
2019 0.2% +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
El Salvador ranks 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 Self-employed 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
Self-employed 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
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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