Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 was 0.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
17th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 2004
Years of data
17
1998–2017

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in El Salvador, 1998–2017

00.10.20.31998200720171998: 0.215 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.213 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.199 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.191 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.191 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.215 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.166 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.242 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.204 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.226 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.25 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.214 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.218 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.275 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.271 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.273 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.299 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2017, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in El Salvador stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in El Salvador peaked at 0.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2004.

El Salvador ranks 17th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1998 0.2%
1999 0.2% -0.8%
2000 0.2% -6.5%
2001 0.2% -4.1%
2002 0.2% -0.3%
2003 0.2% +12.7%
2004 0.2% -22.5%
2005 0.2% +45.4%
2006 0.2% -15.5%
2007 0.2% +10.6%
2008 0.2% +10.4%
2009 0.2% -14.3%
2012 0.2% +2.0%
2014 0.3% +26.2%
2015 0.3% -1.7%
2016 0.3% +0.8%
2017 0.3% +9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  3. 16 Honduras 0.3% compare
  4. 18 Guatemala 0.3% compare
  5. 19 Colombia 0.3% compare
  6. 20 Ghana 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in El Salvador?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
How does El Salvador rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24?
El Salvador ranks 17th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 273 data points, 1981–2021
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