Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
14th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.525 % of population aged 25-641995: 0.538 % of population aged 25-641996: 0.539 % of population aged 25-641998: 0.567 % of population aged 25-641999: 0.554 % of population aged 25-642000: 0.55 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.536 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.531 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.547 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.543 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.557 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.53 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.546 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.533 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.531 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.531 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.541 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.524 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.54 % of population aged 25-642017: 0.543 % of population aged 25-642018: 0.528 % of population aged 25-642019: 0.514 % of population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 25-64.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.5% for working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

That places El Salvador 14th out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1991 0.5%
1995 0.5% +2.5%
1996 0.5% +0.1%
1998 0.6% +5.2%
1999 0.6% -2.3%
2000 0.6% -0.7%
2001 0.5% -2.6%
2002 0.5% -0.9%
2003 0.5% +3.1%
2004 0.5% -0.8%
2005 0.6% +2.6%
2006 0.5% -4.8%
2007 0.5% +2.9%
2008 0.5% -2.4%
2009 0.5% -0.3%
2012 0.5% +0.0%
2014 0.5% +1.9%
2015 0.5% -3.1%
2016 0.5% +3.0%
2017 0.5% +0.5%
2018 0.5% -2.7%
2019 0.5% -2.6%

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 working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in El Salvador?
Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 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 25-64?
El Salvador ranks 14th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
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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