Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1991
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.621 % of population aged 15-241995: 0.593 % of population aged 15-241996: 0.578 % of population aged 15-241998: 0.584 % of population aged 15-241999: 0.571 % of population aged 15-242000: 0.616 % of population aged 15-242001: 0.55 % of population aged 15-242002: 0.54 % of population aged 15-242003: 0.562 % of population aged 15-242004: 0.547 % of population aged 15-242005: 0.542 % of population aged 15-242006: 0.534 % of population aged 15-242007: 0.566 % of population aged 15-242008: 0.525 % of population aged 15-242009: 0.516 % of population aged 15-242012: 0.547 % of population aged 15-242014: 0.519 % of population aged 15-242015: 0.518 % of population aged 15-242016: 0.518 % of population aged 15-242017: 0.506 % of population aged 15-242018: 0.488 % of population aged 15-242019: 0.485 % of population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in El Salvador is 0.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

That places El Salvador 15th out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of population aged 15-24 Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.6% -4.6%
1996 0.6% -2.5%
1998 0.6% +1.1%
1999 0.6% -2.2%
2000 0.6% +7.9%
2001 0.6% -10.7%
2002 0.5% -1.8%
2003 0.6% +4.0%
2004 0.5% -2.6%
2005 0.5% -1.0%
2006 0.5% -1.3%
2007 0.6% +5.9%
2008 0.5% -7.2%
2009 0.5% -1.8%
2012 0.5% +6.1%
2014 0.5% -5.2%
2015 0.5% -0.3%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2017 0.5% -2.2%
2018 0.5% -3.7%
2019 0.5% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 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 working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in El Salvador?
Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does El Salvador rank for working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24?
El Salvador ranks 15th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 primary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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