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

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

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
59th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1999
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
20
1991–2017

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

00.20.40.61991200420171991: 0.526 % of workers with low education in the service sector1995: 0.492 % of workers with low education in the service sector1996: 0.519 % of workers with low education in the service sector1998: 0.526 % of workers with low education in the service sector1999: 0.533 % of workers with low education in the service sector2000: 0.485 % of workers with low education in the service sector2001: 0.504 % of workers with low education in the service sector2002: 0.467 % of workers with low education in the service sector2003: 0.496 % of workers with low education in the service sector2004: 0.492 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.481 % of workers with low education in the service sector2006: 0.51 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.513 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.5 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.492 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.495 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.507 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.501 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.499 % of workers with low education in the service sector2017: 0.5 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

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

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

That places El Salvador 59th out of 88 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1991 0.5%
1995 0.5% -6.4%
1996 0.5% +5.6%
1998 0.5% +1.2%
1999 0.5% +1.4%
2000 0.5% -9.0%
2001 0.5% +3.8%
2002 0.5% -7.3%
2003 0.5% +6.3%
2004 0.5% -0.9%
2005 0.5% -2.1%
2006 0.5% +5.9%
2007 0.5% +0.7%
2008 0.5% -2.6%
2009 0.5% -1.5%
2012 0.5% +0.5%
2014 0.5% +2.5%
2015 0.5% -1.1%
2016 0.5% -0.4%
2017 0.5% +0.1%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 56 Panama 0.5% compare
  2. 57 Palestine, State of 0.5% compare
  3. 58 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  4. 60 Guatemala 0.5% compare
  5. 61 Paraguay 0.5% compare
  6. 62 Romania 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
El Salvador ranks 59th out of 88 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,186 data points, 1970–2021
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