Unemployment with intermediate education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate 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 intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education, female in El Salvador stood at 5.3%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in El Salvador peaked at 12.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 85th out of 128 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.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.9% | — |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +55.9% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +64.1% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -32.7% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -24.2% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -1.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 64% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 79% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 5.3% | 12.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in El Salvador?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in El Salvador was 5.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).