Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
49th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2002
All-time low
0.7%
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.60.811991200420171991: 0.745 % of female youth in employment1995: 0.877 % of female youth in employment1996: 0.874 % of female youth in employment1998: 0.883 % of female youth in employment1999: 0.941 % of female youth in employment2000: 0.96 % of female youth in employment2001: 0.927 % of female youth in employment2002: 0.972 % of female youth in employment2003: 0.932 % of female youth in employment2004: 0.953 % of female youth in employment2005: 0.923 % of female youth in employment2006: 0.904 % of female youth in employment2007: 0.939 % of female youth in employment2008: 0.912 % of female youth in employment2009: 0.903 % of female youth in employment2012: 0.896 % of female youth in employment2014: 0.927 % of female youth in employment2015: 0.932 % of female youth in employment2016: 0.923 % of female youth in employment2017: 0.922 % of female youth in employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth in employment.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.9% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in 2017.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in El Salvador peaked at 1.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 49th out of 90 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, ages 15-24, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of female youth in employment Change
1991 0.7%
1995 0.9% +17.8%
1996 0.9% -0.4%
1998 0.9% +1.0%
1999 0.9% +6.6%
2000 1.0% +2.0%
2001 0.9% -3.4%
2002 1.0% +4.8%
2003 0.9% -4.1%
2004 1.0% +2.2%
2005 0.9% -3.1%
2006 0.9% -2.0%
2007 0.9% +3.8%
2008 0.9% -2.9%
2009 0.9% -1.0%
2012 0.9% -0.7%
2014 0.9% +3.4%
2015 0.9% +0.5%
2016 0.9% -1.0%
2017 0.9% -0.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 46 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
  2. 47 Namibia 0.9% compare
  3. 48 Jamaica 0.9% compare
  4. 50 South Africa 0.9% compare
  5. 51 Belize 0.9% compare
  6. 52 Chile 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in El Salvador?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in El Salvador was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female?
El Salvador ranks 49th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment)
Unit
% of female youth in employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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