Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in El Salvador

El Salvador: Working-age population with primary education, primary education and was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
59th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.60.81991200520191991: 0.693 % of population with low education in working age1995: 0.737 % of population with low education in working age1996: 0.745 % of population with low education in working age1998: 0.812 % of population with low education in working age1999: 0.815 % of population with low education in working age2000: 0.781 % of population with low education in working age2001: 0.787 % of population with low education in working age2002: 0.79 % of population with low education in working age2003: 0.83 % of population with low education in working age2004: 0.805 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.843 % of population with low education in working age2006: 0.808 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.818 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.818 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.818 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.831 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.872 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.846 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.843 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.846 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.852 % of population with low education in working age2019: 0.854 % 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 primary education, primary education and in El Salvador stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, primary education and in El Salvador peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 59th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary 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 0.7%
1995 0.7% +6.3%
1996 0.7% +1.1%
1998 0.8% +9.0%
1999 0.8% +0.3%
2000 0.8% -4.1%
2001 0.8% +0.8%
2002 0.8% +0.3%
2003 0.8% +5.1%
2004 0.8% -3.0%
2005 0.8% +4.7%
2006 0.8% -4.2%
2007 0.8% +1.2%
2008 0.8% -0.0%
2009 0.8% +0.1%
2012 0.8% +1.6%
2014 0.9% +4.9%
2015 0.8% -3.0%
2016 0.8% -0.4%
2017 0.8% +0.4%
2018 0.9% +0.7%
2019 0.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 56 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
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  3. 58 Honduras 0.9% compare
  4. 60 Estonia 0.8% compare
  5. 61 Jordan 0.8% compare
  6. 62 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, primary education and in El Salvador?
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in El Salvador was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for working-age population with primary education, primary education and?
El Salvador ranks 59th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, primary education and rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, 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 primary 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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