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

El Salvador: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
59th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.6%
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2017

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

00.20.40.60.81991200420171991: 0.606 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1995: 0.639 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1996: 0.635 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1998: 0.702 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1999: 0.69 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2000: 0.665 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2001: 0.675 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.679 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.701 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2004: 0.691 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.662 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.697 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.669 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.686 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.661 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.665 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.673 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.672 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.691 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2017: 0.67 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2017, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 59th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.6% +5.6%
1996 0.6% -0.8%
1998 0.7% +10.6%
1999 0.7% -1.7%
2000 0.7% -3.6%
2001 0.7% +1.5%
2002 0.7% +0.5%
2003 0.7% +3.3%
2004 0.7% -1.4%
2005 0.7% -4.2%
2006 0.7% +5.3%
2007 0.7% -4.1%
2008 0.7% +2.5%
2009 0.7% -3.6%
2012 0.7% +0.5%
2014 0.7% +1.2%
2015 0.7% -0.2%
2016 0.7% +2.8%
2017 0.7% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 5
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
El Salvador ranks 59th out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,147 data points, 1970–2021
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