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

El Salvador: Working-age population with primary education, urban was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
11th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1991
All-time low
0.4%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.536 % of urban population in working age1995: 0.523 % of urban population in working age1996: 0.509 % of urban population in working age1998: 0.508 % of urban population in working age1999: 0.487 % of urban population in working age2000: 0.525 % of urban population in working age2001: 0.481 % of urban population in working age2002: 0.465 % of urban population in working age2003: 0.479 % of urban population in working age2004: 0.481 % of urban population in working age2005: 0.476 % of urban population in working age2006: 0.465 % of urban population in working age2007: 0.498 % of urban population in working age2008: 0.472 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.464 % of urban population in working age2012: 0.476 % of urban population in working age2014: 0.46 % of urban population in working age2015: 0.455 % of urban population in working age2016: 0.468 % of urban population in working age2017: 0.47 % of urban population in working age2018: 0.448 % of urban population in working age2019: 0.435 % of urban population in working age

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.4% for working-age population with primary education, urban in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.

That places El Salvador 11th out of 99 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, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1991 0.5%
1995 0.5% -2.4%
1996 0.5% -2.8%
1998 0.5% -0.1%
1999 0.5% -4.2%
2000 0.5% +7.8%
2001 0.5% -8.3%
2002 0.5% -3.5%
2003 0.5% +3.2%
2004 0.5% +0.3%
2005 0.5% -1.0%
2006 0.5% -2.3%
2007 0.5% +7.0%
2008 0.5% -5.1%
2009 0.5% -1.7%
2012 0.5% +2.6%
2014 0.5% -3.5%
2015 0.5% -1.1%
2016 0.5% +2.9%
2017 0.5% +0.4%
2018 0.4% -4.5%
2019 0.4% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, urban in El Salvador?
Working-age population with primary education, urban in El Salvador was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
How does El Salvador rank for working-age population with primary education, urban?
El Salvador ranks 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary 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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