Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in El Salvador
El Salvador: Informal employment rate in STEM occupations was 19.56 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in El Salvador, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, informal employment rate in stem occupations in El Salvador stood at 19.56.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in stem occupations in El Salvador peaked at 52.23 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.75, in 2015.
El Salvador ranks 24th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24.25 | — |
| 2015 | 17.75 | -26.8% |
| 2016 | 21.86 | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 18.58 | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 24.8 | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 24.82 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 21.29 | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 41.83 | +96.4% |
| 2022 | 52.23 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 34.03 | -34.8% |
| 2024 | 20.55 | -39.6% |
| 2025 | 19.56 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.01 | 17.75 | 24.82 | 6 |
| 2020s | 31.58 | 19.56 | 52.23 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in stem occupations in El Salvador?
- Informal employment rate in stem occupations in El Salvador was 19.56 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate in stem occupations recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 52.23 in 2022.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate in stem occupations recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.75 in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for informal employment rate in stem occupations?
- El Salvador ranks 24th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment rate in stem occupations rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.