Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador

El Salvador: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
21st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2015
All-time low
0.1%
in 1995
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.050.10.150.21991200520191991: 0.078 % of youth population with high education1995: 0.07 % of youth population with high education1996: 0.09 % of youth population with high education1998: 0.086 % of youth population with high education1999: 0.093 % of youth population with high education2000: 0.151 % of youth population with high education2001: 0.122 % of youth population with high education2002: 0.125 % of youth population with high education2003: 0.108 % of youth population with high education2004: 0.116 % of youth population with high education2005: 0.108 % of youth population with high education2006: 0.115 % of youth population with high education2007: 0.16 % of youth population with high education2008: 0.105 % of youth population with high education2009: 0.123 % of youth population with high education2012: 0.166 % of youth population with high education2014: 0.186 % of youth population with high education2015: 0.192 % of youth population with high education2016: 0.182 % of youth population with high education2017: 0.19 % of youth population with high education2018: 0.185 % of youth population with high education2019: 0.191 % of youth population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth population with high education.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.2% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador peaked at 0.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1995.

That places El Salvador 21st out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of youth population with high education Change
1991 0.1%
1995 0.1% -10.8%
1996 0.1% +28.6%
1998 0.1% -4.3%
1999 0.1% +8.1%
2000 0.2% +62.2%
2001 0.1% -18.9%
2002 0.1% +2.2%
2003 0.1% -13.6%
2004 0.1% +7.4%
2005 0.1% -7.1%
2006 0.1% +7.0%
2007 0.2% +38.7%
2008 0.1% -34.3%
2009 0.1% +17.5%
2012 0.2% +34.4%
2014 0.2% +12.3%
2015 0.2% +2.8%
2016 0.2% -5.2%
2017 0.2% +4.8%
2018 0.2% -2.8%
2019 0.2% +3.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 18 Jamaica 0.2% compare
  2. 19 Palestine, State of 0.2% compare
  3. 20 Guatemala 0.2% compare
  4. 22 India 0.2% compare
  5. 23 Uganda 0.2% compare
  6. 24 Türkiye 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in El Salvador was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education)
Unit
% of youth population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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