Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in El Salvador

El Salvador: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
31st
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2006
All-time low
0.4%
in 2002
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.61991200420171991: 0.515 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1995: 0.478 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1996: 0.459 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1998: 0.448 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1999: 0.447 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2000: 0.43 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2001: 0.418 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2002: 0.373 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2003: 0.45 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2004: 0.522 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.475 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.535 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.462 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2008: 0.448 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.436 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.45 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.469 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.48 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.494 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2017: 0.481 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.5% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in 2017.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.

El Salvador ranks 31st of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector Change
1991 0.5%
1995 0.5% -7.3%
1996 0.5% -3.9%
1998 0.4% -2.3%
1999 0.4% -0.3%
2000 0.4% -3.9%
2001 0.4% -2.8%
2002 0.4% -10.8%
2003 0.5% +20.9%
2004 0.5% +15.9%
2005 0.5% -9.1%
2006 0.5% +12.8%
2007 0.5% -13.6%
2008 0.4% -3.0%
2009 0.4% -2.7%
2012 0.4% +3.1%
2014 0.5% +4.2%
2015 0.5% +2.5%
2016 0.5% +2.9%
2017 0.5% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in El Salvador?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and?
El Salvador ranks 31st out of 83 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,125 data points, 1970–2021
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