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

El Salvador: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
39th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2006
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.10.20.31991200520191991: 0.309 % of youth population with low education1995: 0.288 % of youth population with low education1996: 0.294 % of youth population with low education1998: 0.277 % of youth population with low education1999: 0.287 % of youth population with low education2000: 0.309 % of youth population with low education2001: 0.294 % of youth population with low education2002: 0.32 % of youth population with low education2003: 0.285 % of youth population with low education2004: 0.32 % of youth population with low education2005: 0.284 % of youth population with low education2006: 0.325 % of youth population with low education2007: 0.303 % of youth population with low education2008: 0.291 % of youth population with low education2009: 0.29 % of youth population with low education2012: 0.277 % of youth population with low education2014: 0.309 % of youth population with low education2015: 0.317 % of youth population with low education2016: 0.321 % of youth population with low education2017: 0.314 % of youth population with low education2018: 0.309 % of youth population with low education2019: 0.318 % of youth population with low education

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

Analysis

In 2019, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in El Salvador stood at 0.3%.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in El Salvador peaked at 0.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

That places El Salvador 39th out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth population with low education) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of youth population with low education Change
1991 0.3%
1995 0.3% -6.9%
1996 0.3% +2.0%
1998 0.3% -5.8%
1999 0.3% +3.8%
2000 0.3% +7.6%
2001 0.3% -4.9%
2002 0.3% +9.1%
2003 0.3% -11.0%
2004 0.3% +12.2%
2005 0.3% -11.4%
2006 0.3% +14.8%
2007 0.3% -6.8%
2008 0.3% -3.9%
2009 0.3% -0.5%
2012 0.3% -4.5%
2014 0.3% +11.6%
2015 0.3% +2.6%
2016 0.3% +1.3%
2017 0.3% -2.1%
2018 0.3% -1.7%
2019 0.3% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in El Salvador?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does El Salvador rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education?
El Salvador ranks 39th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth population with low education)
Unit
% of youth population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,451 data points, 1970–2021
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