Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador

El Salvador: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
81st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1991
All-time low
0.0%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador, 1991–2019

0.020.040.060.081991200520191991: 0.084 % of labor force with low education in working age1995: 0.071 % of labor force with low education in working age1996: 0.07 % of labor force with low education in working age1998: 0.071 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.065 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.047 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.054 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.041 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.067 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.04 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.071 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.032 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.033 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.034 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.038 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.029 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.033 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.033 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.032 % of labor force with low education in working age2017: 0.032 % of labor force with low education in working age2018: 0.03 % of labor force with low education in working age2019: 0.029 % of labor force with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with low education in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador peaked at 0.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.

That places El Salvador 81st out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1991 0.1%
1995 0.1% -16.1%
1996 0.1% -1.4%
1998 0.1% +2.0%
1999 0.1% -8.7%
2000 0.0% -27.8%
2001 0.1% +14.2%
2002 0.0% -23.7%
2003 0.1% +63.2%
2004 0.0% -40.1%
2005 0.1% +76.9%
2006 0.0% -55.2%
2007 0.0% +2.8%
2008 0.0% +4.9%
2009 0.0% +11.1%
2012 0.0% -23.1%
2014 0.0% +13.6%
2015 0.0% -1.4%
2016 0.0% -3.0%
2017 0.0% +2.4%
2018 0.0% -7.3%
2019 0.0% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
How does El Salvador rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
El Salvador ranks 81st out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,474 data points, 1970–2021
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