Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.9% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.9%
World rank
20th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.8%
in 1993
Years of data
6
1993–2014

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Nicaragua, 1993–2014

00.20.40.60.811993200320141993: 0.789 % of rural youth labor force1998: 0.871 % of rural youth labor force2001: 0.868 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.943 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.916 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.944 % of rural youth labor force

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.9% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Nicaragua peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1993.

Nicaragua ranks 20th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Nicaragua, 1993 to 2014.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1993 0.8%
1998 0.9% +10.3%
2001 0.9% -0.4%
2005 0.9% +8.8%
2009 0.9% -2.9%
2014 0.9% +3.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 17 Thailand 1.0% compare
  2. 18 Nigeria 1.0% compare
  3. 19 Mexico 1.0% compare
  4. 21 Honduras 0.9% compare
  5. 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% compare
  6. 23 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Nicaragua?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Nicaragua was 0.9% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1993.
How does Nicaragua rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Nicaragua ranks 20th out of 94 countries with data for 2014.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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