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

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

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
26th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2001
All-time low
0.2%
in 1995
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.050.10.150.21991200520191991: 0.164 % of urban youth population1995: 0.156 % of urban youth population1996: 0.164 % of urban youth population1998: 0.16 % of urban youth population1999: 0.159 % of urban youth population2000: 0.186 % of urban youth population2001: 0.19 % of urban youth population2002: 0.183 % of urban youth population2003: 0.167 % of urban youth population2004: 0.188 % of urban youth population2005: 0.161 % of urban youth population2006: 0.188 % of urban youth population2007: 0.177 % of urban youth population2008: 0.164 % of urban youth population2009: 0.168 % of urban youth population2012: 0.162 % of urban youth population2014: 0.175 % of urban youth population2015: 0.18 % of urban youth population2016: 0.176 % of urban youth population2017: 0.175 % of urban youth population2018: 0.167 % of urban youth population2019: 0.18 % of urban youth population

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

Analysis

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

The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1995.

That places El Salvador 26th out of 97 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, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of urban youth population Change
1991 0.2%
1995 0.2% -5.0%
1996 0.2% +5.6%
1998 0.2% -2.8%
1999 0.2% -0.5%
2000 0.2% +17.0%
2001 0.2% +2.0%
2002 0.2% -3.5%
2003 0.2% -8.7%
2004 0.2% +12.8%
2005 0.2% -14.3%
2006 0.2% +16.8%
2007 0.2% -6.1%
2008 0.2% -7.4%
2009 0.2% +2.9%
2012 0.2% -3.6%
2014 0.2% +8.1%
2015 0.2% +2.7%
2016 0.2% -2.2%
2017 0.2% -0.8%
2018 0.2% -4.8%
2019 0.2% +8.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 23 Egypt 0.2% compare
  2. 24 Zambia 0.2% compare
  3. 25 South Africa 0.2% compare
  4. 27 Honduras 0.2% compare
  5. 28 Venezuela 0.2% compare
  6. 29 Nicaragua 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban 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, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban?
El Salvador ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, urban (% of urban youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population)
Unit
% of urban youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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