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

El Salvador: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
42nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2002
All-time low
0.3%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.10.20.30.41991200520191991: 0.295 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.329 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.331 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.327 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.321 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.36 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.339 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.372 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.337 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.338 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.349 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.324 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.338 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.35 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.364 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.35 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.338 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.344 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.345 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.347 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.336 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.346 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.3% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 42nd 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, primary education and below in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1991 0.3%
1995 0.3% +11.3%
1996 0.3% +0.7%
1998 0.3% -1.3%
1999 0.3% -1.8%
2000 0.4% +12.1%
2001 0.3% -5.8%
2002 0.4% +9.6%
2003 0.3% -9.3%
2004 0.3% +0.3%
2005 0.3% +3.3%
2006 0.3% -7.3%
2007 0.3% +4.4%
2008 0.4% +3.7%
2009 0.4% +3.8%
2012 0.4% -3.7%
2014 0.3% -3.4%
2015 0.3% +1.8%
2016 0.3% +0.2%
2017 0.3% +0.7%
2018 0.3% -3.4%
2019 0.3% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, 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
Self-employed 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
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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