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

El Salvador: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2006
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.541 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.529 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.53 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.55 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.553 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.518 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.525 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.5 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.542 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.551 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.525 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.563 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.542 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.534 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.513 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.519 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.535 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.537 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.54 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.534 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.548 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.549 % of employed population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.5% for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

That places El Salvador 60th out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1991 0.5%
1995 0.5% -2.2%
1996 0.5% +0.2%
1998 0.6% +3.8%
1999 0.6% +0.4%
2000 0.5% -6.3%
2001 0.5% +1.4%
2002 0.5% -4.9%
2003 0.5% +8.4%
2004 0.6% +1.8%
2005 0.5% -4.9%
2006 0.6% +7.3%
2007 0.5% -3.6%
2008 0.5% -1.6%
2009 0.5% -3.8%
2012 0.5% +1.1%
2014 0.5% +3.2%
2015 0.5% +0.4%
2016 0.5% +0.6%
2017 0.5% -1.1%
2018 0.5% +2.6%
2019 0.5% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
What is the lowest wage workers, 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 workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
El Salvador ranks 60th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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