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

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

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
13th
of 113 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, total in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.561 % of total population in working age1995: 0.559 % of total population in working age1996: 0.553 % of total population in working age1998: 0.573 % of total population in working age1999: 0.56 % of total population in working age2000: 0.572 % of total population in working age2001: 0.541 % of total population in working age2002: 0.534 % of total population in working age2003: 0.552 % of total population in working age2004: 0.544 % of total population in working age2005: 0.552 % of total population in working age2006: 0.532 % of total population in working age2007: 0.552 % of total population in working age2008: 0.53 % of total population in working age2009: 0.526 % of total population in working age2012: 0.536 % of total population in working age2014: 0.534 % of total population in working age2015: 0.522 % of total population in working age2016: 0.533 % of total population in working age2017: 0.532 % of total population in working age2018: 0.517 % of total population in working age2019: 0.507 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

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

El Salvador ranks 13th of 113 countries on this measure, 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, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.6% -0.4%
1996 0.6% -1.0%
1998 0.6% +3.6%
1999 0.6% -2.3%
2000 0.6% +2.1%
2001 0.5% -5.5%
2002 0.5% -1.3%
2003 0.6% +3.4%
2004 0.5% -1.4%
2005 0.6% +1.4%
2006 0.5% -3.7%
2007 0.6% +3.8%
2008 0.5% -3.9%
2009 0.5% -0.8%
2012 0.5% +1.9%
2014 0.5% -0.3%
2015 0.5% -2.3%
2016 0.5% +2.1%
2017 0.5% -0.2%
2018 0.5% -2.9%
2019 0.5% -2.0%

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, total in El Salvador?
Working-age population with primary education, total in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total 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, total?
El Salvador ranks 13th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 primary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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