Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
46th
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2002
All-time low
0.8%
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.60.811991200420171991: 0.811 % of employed female population aged 15-241995: 0.907 % of employed female population aged 15-241996: 0.907 % of employed female population aged 15-241998: 0.915 % of employed female population aged 15-241999: 0.956 % of employed female population aged 15-242000: 0.97 % of employed female population aged 15-242001: 0.949 % of employed female population aged 15-242002: 0.981 % of employed female population aged 15-242003: 0.951 % of employed female population aged 15-242004: 0.967 % of employed female population aged 15-242005: 0.948 % of employed female population aged 15-242006: 0.933 % of employed female population aged 15-242007: 0.957 % of employed female population aged 15-242008: 0.939 % of employed female population aged 15-242009: 0.934 % of employed female population aged 15-242012: 0.932 % of employed female population aged 15-242014: 0.951 % of employed female population aged 15-242015: 0.956 % of employed female population aged 15-242016: 0.951 % of employed female population aged 15-242017: 0.949 % of employed female population aged 15-24

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

Analysis

In 2017, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in El Salvador stood at 0.9%.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in El Salvador peaked at 1.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 46th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed female population aged 15-24) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of employed female population aged 15-24 Change
1991 0.8%
1995 0.9% +11.8%
1996 0.9% +0.1%
1998 0.9% +0.8%
1999 1.0% +4.5%
2000 1.0% +1.5%
2001 0.9% -2.2%
2002 1.0% +3.3%
2003 1.0% -3.0%
2004 1.0% +1.6%
2005 0.9% -2.0%
2006 0.9% -1.6%
2007 1.0% +2.6%
2008 0.9% -1.8%
2009 0.9% -0.6%
2012 0.9% -0.2%
2014 1.0% +2.1%
2015 1.0% +0.5%
2016 1.0% -0.5%
2017 0.9% -0.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 5
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 43 Mexico 1.0% compare
  2. 44 Brazil 1.0% compare
  3. 45 Hungary 1.0% compare
  4. 47 Namibia 0.9% compare
  5. 48 Jamaica 0.9% compare
  6. 49 Nigeria 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in El Salvador?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in El Salvador was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24?
El Salvador ranks 46th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed female population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed female population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed female population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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