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

El Salvador: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
67th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2003
All-time low
0.6%
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2017

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

00.20.40.60.81991200420171991: 0.606 % of total employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.694 % of total employed youth aged 15-241996: 0.675 % of total employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.712 % of total employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.755 % of total employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.755 % of total employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.74 % of total employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.769 % of total employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.778 % of total employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.771 % of total employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.752 % of total employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.759 % of total employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.759 % of total employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.743 % of total employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.701 % of total employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.688 % of total employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.721 % of total employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.732 % of total employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.731 % of total employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.746 % of total employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2017, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador stood at 0.7%.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 67th out of 94 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of total employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.7% +14.6%
1996 0.7% -2.8%
1998 0.7% +5.5%
1999 0.8% +6.1%
2000 0.8% -0.0%
2001 0.7% -2.0%
2002 0.8% +3.9%
2003 0.8% +1.2%
2004 0.8% -0.9%
2005 0.8% -2.4%
2006 0.8% +0.9%
2007 0.8% -0.1%
2008 0.7% -2.1%
2009 0.7% -5.7%
2012 0.7% -1.8%
2014 0.7% +4.8%
2015 0.7% +1.5%
2016 0.7% -0.1%
2017 0.7% +2.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 90% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 64 Albania 0.8% compare
  2. 65 Armenia 0.8% compare
  3. 66 Egypt 0.7% compare
  4. 68 Panama 0.7% compare
  5. 69 Thailand 0.7% compare
  6. 70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total?
El Salvador ranks 67th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of total employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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