Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 66.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in El Salvador, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in El Salvador stood at 66.1%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in El Salvador peaked at 66.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2011.
That places El Salvador 59th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 55.3% | — |
| 2011 | 51.1% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.8% | 51.1% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 61.0% | 66.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in El Salvador?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in El Salvador was 66.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- El Salvador ranks 59th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).