Unemployment with basic education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Unemployment with basic education was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in El Salvador, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2.1% for unemployment with basic education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in El Salvador peaked at 4.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 111th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.6% | — |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -28.5% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 5 |
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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 in El Salvador?
- Unemployment with basic education in El Salvador was 2.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for unemployment with basic education?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. 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 basic education (% of total 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).