Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in El Salvador

El Salvador: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
31st
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.9%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.60.811991200520191991: 0.866 % of youth labor force with low education1995: 0.88 % of youth labor force with low education1996: 0.88 % of youth labor force with low education1998: 0.889 % of youth labor force with low education1999: 0.891 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.926 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.933 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.94 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.9 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.935 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.875 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.938 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.945 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.94 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.94 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.943 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.936 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.94 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.937 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.939 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.937 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.94 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.9% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in 2019.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

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

El Salvador ranks 31st of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1991 0.9%
1995 0.9% +1.6%
1996 0.9% +0.1%
1998 0.9% +1.0%
1999 0.9% +0.2%
2000 0.9% +4.0%
2001 0.9% +0.7%
2002 0.9% +0.8%
2003 0.9% -4.3%
2004 0.9% +3.9%
2005 0.9% -6.5%
2006 0.9% +7.3%
2007 0.9% +0.8%
2008 0.9% -0.6%
2009 0.9% +0.0%
2012 0.9% +0.3%
2014 0.9% -0.8%
2015 0.9% +0.5%
2016 0.9% -0.3%
2017 0.9% +0.3%
2018 0.9% -0.3%
2019 0.9% +0.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 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. 28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% compare
  2. 29 Egypt 0.9% compare
  3. 30 Honduras 0.9% compare
  4. 32 United States of America 0.9% compare
  5. 33 Mexico 0.9% compare
  6. 34 Nicaragua 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in El Salvador?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in El Salvador was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
El Salvador ranks 31st out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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