Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in El Salvador

El Salvador: Working-age population with no education, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
50th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1991
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.10.20.31991200520191991: 0.307 % of population with low education in working age1995: 0.263 % of population with low education in working age1996: 0.255 % of population with low education in working age1998: 0.188 % of population with low education in working age1999: 0.185 % of population with low education in working age2000: 0.219 % of population with low education in working age2001: 0.213 % of population with low education in working age2002: 0.21 % of population with low education in working age2003: 0.17 % of population with low education in working age2004: 0.195 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.157 % of population with low education in working age2006: 0.192 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.182 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.182 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.182 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.169 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.128 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.154 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.157 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.154 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.148 % of population with low education in working age2019: 0.146 % of population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in El Salvador stood at 0.1%.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in El Salvador peaked at 0.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.

El Salvador ranks 50th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of population with low education in working age Change
1991 0.3%
1995 0.3% -14.2%
1996 0.3% -3.1%
1998 0.2% -26.3%
1999 0.2% -1.4%
2000 0.2% +18.2%
2001 0.2% -2.9%
2002 0.2% -1.1%
2003 0.2% -19.1%
2004 0.2% +14.5%
2005 0.2% -19.5%
2006 0.2% +22.3%
2007 0.2% -5.0%
2008 0.2% +0.1%
2009 0.2% -0.3%
2012 0.2% -7.0%
2014 0.1% -24.1%
2015 0.2% +20.1%
2016 0.2% +2.1%
2017 0.2% -2.3%
2018 0.1% -3.7%
2019 0.1% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, primary education and below in El Salvador?
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in El Salvador was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
How does El Salvador rank for working-age population with no education, primary education and below?
El Salvador ranks 50th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with no education, primary education and below rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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