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

El Salvador: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
13th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1991
All-time low
0.3%
in 2012
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.10.20.31991200520191991: 0.339 % of rural youth population1995: 0.304 % of rural youth population1996: 0.3 % of rural youth population1998: 0.282 % of rural youth population1999: 0.298 % of rural youth population2000: 0.303 % of rural youth population2001: 0.278 % of rural youth population2002: 0.323 % of rural youth population2003: 0.288 % of rural youth population2004: 0.309 % of rural youth population2005: 0.284 % of rural youth population2006: 0.304 % of rural youth population2007: 0.295 % of rural youth population2008: 0.284 % of rural youth population2009: 0.288 % of rural youth population2012: 0.27 % of rural youth population2014: 0.298 % of rural youth population2015: 0.305 % of rural youth population2016: 0.301 % of rural youth population2017: 0.294 % of rural youth population2018: 0.286 % of rural youth population2019: 0.284 % of rural youth population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural youth population.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.3% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 13th out of 94 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of rural youth population Change
1991 0.3%
1995 0.3% -10.3%
1996 0.3% -1.3%
1998 0.3% -6.1%
1999 0.3% +5.9%
2000 0.3% +1.6%
2001 0.3% -8.3%
2002 0.3% +16.2%
2003 0.3% -10.9%
2004 0.3% +7.3%
2005 0.3% -7.9%
2006 0.3% +7.1%
2007 0.3% -3.2%
2008 0.3% -3.7%
2009 0.3% +1.7%
2012 0.3% -6.4%
2014 0.3% +10.3%
2015 0.3% +2.5%
2016 0.3% -1.4%
2017 0.3% -2.2%
2018 0.3% -2.7%
2019 0.3% -0.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)

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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 10 Jordan 0.3% compare
  2. 11 Pakistan 0.3% compare
  3. 12 Honduras 0.3% compare
  4. 14 India 0.3% compare
  5. 15 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  6. 16 Nicaragua 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in El Salvador?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural 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, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural?
El Salvador ranks 13th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, rural (% of rural youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population)
Unit
% of rural youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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