Unemployment with advanced education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in El Salvador, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education, female in El Salvador is 3.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in El Salvador peaked at 8.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 83rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.5% | — |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +43.0% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -28.2% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -21.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6%, 78% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in El Salvador?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in El Salvador was 3.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 83rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. 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).