Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age) was 68.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Labor force with advanced education, female in El Salvador, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education, female in El Salvador is 68.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in El Salvador peaked at 70.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2015.
That places El Salvador 97th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 70.1% | — |
| 2011 | 66.9% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -2.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 68.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 90% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 68.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.9%, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.7% | 64.9% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 66.9% | 69.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 94 Kosovo 68.1% compare
- 94 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 68.1% compare
- 96 Cape Verde 68.0% compare
- 98 United States 67.5% compare
- 99 Saint Lucia 67.3% compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 66.7% compare
More work & labour data for El Salvador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.893 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2563 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,984 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,013 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,591 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,482 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,073 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in El Salvador?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in El Salvador was 68.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 97th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).