Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador

El Salvador: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education was 1.18 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.18 million
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
76th
of 105 countries
All-time high
1.18 million
in 2019
All-time low
336,956
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador, 1991–2019

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1991200520191991: 337.0k1995: 463.6k1996: 507.5k1998: 640.0k1999: 655.9k2000: 624.2k2001: 748.2k2002: 773.2k2003: 825.3k2004: 834.4k2005: 881.9k2006: 924.5k2007: 728.2k2008: 836.0k2009: 866.1k2012: 934.0k2014: 1.0M2015: 1.0M2016: 983.4k2017: 1.0M2018: 1.1M2019: 1.2M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 1.18 million for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador peaked at 1.18 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 336,956, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 76th out of 105 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 520,792 336,956 655,885 5
2000s 804,198 624,201 924,500 10
2010s 1.04 million 934,018 1.18 million 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 73 Mali 1.26 million compare
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  3. 75 Lithuania 1.20 million compare
  4. 77 Puerto Rico 1.12 million compare
  5. 78 Mongolia 1.10 million compare
  6. 79 Rwanda 982,661 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education in El Salvador was 1.18 million in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 million in 2019.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 336,956 in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education?
El Salvador ranks 76th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,446 data points, 1970–2021
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