Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in El Salvador

El Salvador: Working-age population with secondary education, above primary was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.6%
in 1999
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81991200520191991: 0.672 % of population with high education in working age1995: 0.663 % of population with high education in working age1996: 0.674 % of population with high education in working age1998: 0.645 % of population with high education in working age1999: 0.612 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.729 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.641 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.644 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.644 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.642 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.629 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.65 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.743 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.64 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.639 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.745 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.746 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.744 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.826 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.826 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.798 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.801 % of population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education in working age.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.8% for working-age population with secondary education, above primary in 2019.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, above primary in El Salvador peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.

El Salvador ranks 20th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
1991 0.7%
1995 0.7% -1.3%
1996 0.7% +1.6%
1998 0.6% -4.2%
1999 0.6% -5.1%
2000 0.7% +19.1%
2001 0.6% -12.1%
2002 0.6% +0.5%
2003 0.6% +0.0%
2004 0.6% -0.3%
2005 0.6% -2.0%
2006 0.6% +3.3%
2007 0.7% +14.4%
2008 0.6% -13.9%
2009 0.6% -0.1%
2012 0.7% +16.7%
2014 0.7% +0.1%
2015 0.7% -0.3%
2016 0.8% +10.9%
2017 0.8% -0.0%
2018 0.8% -3.3%
2019 0.8% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 5
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 7

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  4. 21 Mali 0.8% compare
  5. 22 Mauritius 0.8% compare
  6. 23 Italy 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, above primary in El Salvador?
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in El Salvador was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
How does El Salvador rank for working-age population with secondary education, above primary?
El Salvador ranks 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with secondary education, above primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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