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

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

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
65th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2003
All-time low
0.5%
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2017

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

00.20.40.60.81991200420171991: 0.53 % of total employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.641 % of total employed youth aged 15-241996: 0.621 % of total employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.658 % of total employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.711 % of total employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.712 % of total employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.689 % of total employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.72 % of total employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.729 % of total employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.722 % of total employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.69 % of total employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.711 % of total employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.712 % of total employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.691 % of total employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.637 % of total employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.617 % of total employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.658 % of total employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.671 % of total employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.665 % of total employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.686 % 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 65th out of 92 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 0.5%
1995 0.6% +20.9%
1996 0.6% -3.2%
1998 0.7% +6.0%
1999 0.7% +8.1%
2000 0.7% +0.2%
2001 0.7% -3.3%
2002 0.7% +4.5%
2003 0.7% +1.2%
2004 0.7% -0.9%
2005 0.7% -4.5%
2006 0.7% +3.0%
2007 0.7% +0.2%
2008 0.7% -3.0%
2009 0.6% -7.8%
2012 0.6% -3.1%
2014 0.7% +6.5%
2015 0.7% +2.0%
2016 0.7% -0.9%
2017 0.7% +3.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 85% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 86% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 5
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 62 Colombia 0.7% compare
  2. 63 Egypt 0.7% compare
  3. 64 Bangladesh 0.7% compare
  4. 66 Belize 0.7% compare
  5. 67 Panama 0.6% compare
  6. 68 Thailand 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador?
Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total?
El Salvador ranks 65th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, 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 wage 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
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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