Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador

El Salvador: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
59th
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1999
All-time low
0.8%
in 2012
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.60.811991200420171991: 0.935 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241995: 0.94 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241996: 0.933 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241998: 0.933 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241999: 0.955 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242000: 0.943 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.933 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242002: 0.938 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242003: 0.946 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242004: 0.931 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242005: 0.927 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242006: 0.925 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242007: 0.929 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242008: 0.92 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.898 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242012: 0.836 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.854 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242015: 0.857 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242016: 0.858 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242017: 0.855 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador is 0.9%, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador peaked at 1.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 59th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1991 0.9%
1995 0.9% +0.5%
1996 0.9% -0.7%
1998 0.9% +0.0%
1999 1.0% +2.3%
2000 0.9% -1.2%
2001 0.9% -1.1%
2002 0.9% +0.6%
2003 0.9% +0.8%
2004 0.9% -1.6%
2005 0.9% -0.4%
2006 0.9% -0.2%
2007 0.9% +0.4%
2008 0.9% -1.0%
2009 0.9% -2.4%
2012 0.8% -6.9%
2014 0.9% +2.2%
2015 0.9% +0.3%
2016 0.9% +0.2%
2017 0.9% -0.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 96% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 56 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
  2. 57 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  3. 58 Paraguay 0.9% compare
  4. 60 Jamaica 0.9% compare
  5. 61 Pakistan 0.9% compare
  6. 62 Bangladesh 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1999.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
El Salvador ranks 59th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,222 data points, 1970–2021
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