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

El Salvador: Working-age population with secondary education, total was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
84th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.10.20.31991200520191991: 0.129 % of total population in working age1995: 0.16 % of total population in working age1996: 0.173 % of total population in working age1998: 0.19 % of total population in working age1999: 0.191 % of total population in working age2000: 0.195 % of total population in working age2001: 0.201 % of total population in working age2002: 0.209 % of total population in working age2003: 0.216 % of total population in working age2004: 0.208 % of total population in working age2005: 0.217 % of total population in working age2006: 0.222 % of total population in working age2007: 0.242 % of total population in working age2008: 0.225 % of total population in working age2009: 0.228 % of total population in working age2012: 0.264 % of total population in working age2014: 0.289 % of total population in working age2015: 0.285 % of total population in working age2016: 0.303 % of total population in working age2017: 0.306 % of total population in working age2018: 0.314 % of total population in working age2019: 0.326 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.3% for working-age population with secondary education, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 84th out of 113 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 secondary education, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1991 0.1%
1995 0.2% +24.7%
1996 0.2% +8.1%
1998 0.2% +9.5%
1999 0.2% +0.7%
2000 0.2% +1.9%
2001 0.2% +3.1%
2002 0.2% +3.9%
2003 0.2% +3.4%
2004 0.2% -3.5%
2005 0.2% +4.5%
2006 0.2% +2.3%
2007 0.2% +8.7%
2008 0.2% -7.0%
2009 0.2% +1.4%
2012 0.3% +15.9%
2014 0.3% +9.2%
2015 0.3% -1.5%
2016 0.3% +6.5%
2017 0.3% +1.1%
2018 0.3% +2.5%
2019 0.3% +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, total in El Salvador?
Working-age population with secondary education, total in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for working-age population with secondary education, total?
El Salvador ranks 84th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with secondary education, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary 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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