Urban population, above primary education in El Salvador

El Salvador: Urban population, above primary education was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1995
All-time low
0.8%
in 2017
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Urban population, above primary education in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.60.81991200520191991: 0.888 % of population with high education1995: 0.894 % of population with high education1996: 0.885 % of population with high education1998: 0.883 % of population with high education1999: 0.89 % of population with high education2000: 0.871 % of population with high education2001: 0.87 % of population with high education2002: 0.874 % of population with high education2003: 0.869 % of population with high education2004: 0.856 % of population with high education2005: 0.853 % of population with high education2006: 0.839 % of population with high education2007: 0.847 % of population with high education2008: 0.86 % of population with high education2009: 0.854 % of population with high education2012: 0.819 % of population with high education2014: 0.809 % of population with high education2015: 0.806 % of population with high education2016: 0.788 % of population with high education2017: 0.759 % of population with high education2018: 0.772 % of population with high education2019: 0.775 % of population with high education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, above primary education in El Salvador is 0.8%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, above primary education in El Salvador peaked at 0.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.

That places El Salvador 28th out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Urban population, above primary education in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of population with high education Change
1991 0.9%
1995 0.9% +0.7%
1996 0.9% -1.0%
1998 0.9% -0.2%
1999 0.9% +0.8%
2000 0.9% -2.1%
2001 0.9% -0.1%
2002 0.9% +0.5%
2003 0.9% -0.5%
2004 0.9% -1.5%
2005 0.9% -0.4%
2006 0.8% -1.6%
2007 0.8% +0.9%
2008 0.9% +1.6%
2009 0.9% -0.7%
2012 0.8% -4.1%
2014 0.8% -1.3%
2015 0.8% -0.3%
2016 0.8% -2.3%
2017 0.8% -3.6%
2018 0.8% +1.6%
2019 0.8% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 25 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
  2. 26 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  3. 27 Cyprus 0.8% compare
  4. 29 South Africa 0.8% compare
  5. 30 Dominican Republic 0.8% compare
  6. 31 Spain 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, above primary education in El Salvador?
Urban population, above primary education in El Salvador was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1995.
What is the lowest urban population, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for urban population, above primary education?
El Salvador ranks 28th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, above primary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,325 data points, 1970–2021
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