Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
36th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.8%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.60.811991200520191991: 0.842 % of female youth labor force1995: 0.87 % of female youth labor force1996: 0.856 % of female youth labor force1998: 0.869 % of female youth labor force1999: 0.902 % of female youth labor force2000: 0.927 % of female youth labor force2001: 0.927 % of female youth labor force2002: 0.934 % of female youth labor force2003: 0.923 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.925 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.867 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.924 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.936 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.927 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.891 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.905 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.902 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.899 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.899 % of female youth labor force2017: 0.876 % of female youth labor force2018: 0.884 % of female youth labor force2019: 0.871 % of female youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2019, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in El Salvador stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in El Salvador peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 36th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1991 0.8%
1995 0.9% +3.2%
1996 0.9% -1.6%
1998 0.9% +1.5%
1999 0.9% +3.8%
2000 0.9% +2.7%
2001 0.9% +0.1%
2002 0.9% +0.7%
2003 0.9% -1.1%
2004 0.9% +0.2%
2005 0.9% -6.4%
2006 0.9% +6.6%
2007 0.9% +1.3%
2008 0.9% -1.0%
2009 0.9% -3.8%
2012 0.9% +1.5%
2014 0.9% -0.3%
2015 0.9% -0.4%
2016 0.9% +0.0%
2017 0.9% -2.6%
2018 0.9% +0.9%
2019 0.9% -1.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 33 Peru 0.9% compare
  2. 34 Belarus 0.9% compare
  3. 35 Ecuador 0.9% compare
  4. 37 Estonia 0.9% compare
  5. 38 Sweden 0.9% compare
  6. 39 Pakistan 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in El Salvador?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in El Salvador was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female?
El Salvador ranks 36th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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