Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in El Salvador

El Salvador: Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
89th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1999
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.10.20.30.41991200520191991: 0.328 % of population with high education in working age1995: 0.337 % of population with high education in working age1996: 0.326 % of population with high education in working age1998: 0.355 % of population with high education in working age1999: 0.388 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.271 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.359 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.356 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.356 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.358 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.371 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.35 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.257 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.36 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.361 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.255 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.254 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.256 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.174 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.174 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.202 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.199 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in El Salvador stood at 0.2%.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in El Salvador peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

That places El Salvador 89th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
1991 0.3%
1995 0.3% +2.6%
1996 0.3% -3.2%
1998 0.4% +8.8%
1999 0.4% +9.4%
2000 0.3% -30.1%
2001 0.4% +32.5%
2002 0.4% -0.9%
2003 0.4% -0.0%
2004 0.4% +0.6%
2005 0.4% +3.6%
2006 0.4% -5.6%
2007 0.3% -26.7%
2008 0.4% +40.4%
2009 0.4% +0.3%
2012 0.3% -29.5%
2014 0.3% -0.4%
2015 0.3% +0.9%
2016 0.2% -31.8%
2017 0.2% +0.1%
2018 0.2% +15.7%
2019 0.2% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in El Salvador?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in El Salvador was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does El Salvador rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary?
El Salvador ranks 89th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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 post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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