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

El Salvador: Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
88th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.050.10.150.21991200520191991: 0.116 % of urban population in working age1995: 0.131 % of urban population in working age1996: 0.134 % of urban population in working age1998: 0.158 % of urban population in working age1999: 0.183 % of urban population in working age2000: 0.114 % of urban population in working age2001: 0.169 % of urban population in working age2002: 0.174 % of urban population in working age2003: 0.177 % of urban population in working age2004: 0.175 % of urban population in working age2005: 0.186 % of urban population in working age2006: 0.177 % of urban population in working age2007: 0.121 % of urban population in working age2008: 0.176 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.183 % of urban population in working age2012: 0.133 % of urban population in working age2014: 0.142 % of urban population in working age2015: 0.143 % of urban population in working age2016: 0.096 % of urban population in working age2017: 0.097 % of urban population in working age2018: 0.118 % of urban population in working age2019: 0.119 % of urban population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in El Salvador stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

El Salvador ranks 88th of 99 countries on this measure, 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, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1991 0.1%
1995 0.1% +13.0%
1996 0.1% +2.2%
1998 0.2% +18.0%
1999 0.2% +15.8%
2000 0.1% -37.5%
2001 0.2% +48.1%
2002 0.2% +2.9%
2003 0.2% +2.0%
2004 0.2% -1.3%
2005 0.2% +6.6%
2006 0.2% -5.2%
2007 0.1% -31.7%
2008 0.2% +46.0%
2009 0.2% +3.8%
2012 0.1% -27.1%
2014 0.1% +6.4%
2015 0.1% +0.7%
2016 0.1% -32.9%
2017 0.1% +1.3%
2018 0.1% +21.7%
2019 0.1% +1.1%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in El Salvador?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in El Salvador was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does El Salvador rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, urban?
El Salvador ranks 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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 post-secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age)
Unit
% of urban population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,350 data points, 1970–2021
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