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

El Salvador: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
22nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1991
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.10.20.31991200520191991: 0.253 % of total youth population1995: 0.22 % of total youth population1996: 0.224 % of total youth population1998: 0.21 % of total youth population1999: 0.217 % of total youth population2000: 0.235 % of total youth population2001: 0.226 % of total youth population2002: 0.241 % of total youth population2003: 0.217 % of total youth population2004: 0.239 % of total youth population2005: 0.212 % of total youth population2006: 0.237 % of total youth population2007: 0.223 % of total youth population2008: 0.209 % of total youth population2009: 0.215 % of total youth population2012: 0.205 % of total youth population2014: 0.225 % of total youth population2015: 0.23 % of total youth population2016: 0.226 % of total youth population2017: 0.225 % of total youth population2018: 0.215 % of total youth population2019: 0.222 % of total youth population

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

Analysis

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

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 22nd out of 111 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, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of total youth population Change
1991 0.3%
1995 0.2% -12.7%
1996 0.2% +1.6%
1998 0.2% -6.2%
1999 0.2% +3.5%
2000 0.2% +8.1%
2001 0.2% -3.6%
2002 0.2% +6.6%
2003 0.2% -10.0%
2004 0.2% +9.8%
2005 0.2% -11.0%
2006 0.2% +11.6%
2007 0.2% -5.9%
2008 0.2% -6.3%
2009 0.2% +3.0%
2012 0.2% -4.9%
2014 0.2% +9.7%
2015 0.2% +2.4%
2016 0.2% -1.6%
2017 0.2% -0.7%
2018 0.2% -4.1%
2019 0.2% +3.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.5× the median. (35 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 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 19 Honduras 0.2% compare
  2. 20 Mauritius 0.2% compare
  3. 21 Jamaica 0.2% compare
  4. 23 Türkiye 0.2% compare
  5. 24 Nicaragua 0.2% compare
  6. 25 Namibia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total 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, total 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, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total?
El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, total (% of total youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population)
Unit
% of total youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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