Unemployment with basic education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Unemployment with basic education, female was 2.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic 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 basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, female in El Salvador is 2.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in El Salvador peaked at 3.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 107th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.0% | — |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +46.5% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +44.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 104 Guatemala 2.8% compare
- 105 Argentina 2.5% compare
- 106 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.5% compare
- 108 Bangladesh 2.3% compare
- 109 Nigeria 2.2% compare
- 110 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.2% 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 unemployment with basic education, female in El Salvador?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in El Salvador was 2.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 107th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).