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

El Salvador: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
55th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2004
All-time low
0.2%
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2017

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

00.10.20.30.40.51991200420171991: 0.246 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.37 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241996: 0.355 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.38 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.456 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.477 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.448 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.478 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.495 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.496 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.474 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.494 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.454 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.427 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.376 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.376 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.423 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.433 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.429 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.47 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

In 2017, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in El Salvador stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 55th of 84 countries on this measure, 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1991 0.2%
1995 0.4% +50.2%
1996 0.4% -4.2%
1998 0.4% +7.0%
1999 0.5% +20.2%
2000 0.5% +4.6%
2001 0.4% -6.1%
2002 0.5% +6.6%
2003 0.5% +3.7%
2004 0.5% +0.2%
2005 0.5% -4.5%
2006 0.5% +4.1%
2007 0.5% -8.0%
2008 0.4% -6.0%
2009 0.4% -11.8%
2012 0.4% +0.0%
2014 0.4% +12.4%
2015 0.4% +2.3%
2016 0.4% -0.9%
2017 0.5% +9.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 52 Thailand 0.5% compare
  2. 53 Armenia 0.5% compare
  3. 54 Paraguay 0.5% compare
  4. 56 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
  5. 57 Türkiye 0.4% compare
  6. 58 Belize 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in El Salvador?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
El Salvador ranks 55th out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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