Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in El Salvador

El Salvador: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
72nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1995
All-time low
0.1%
in 2006
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.050.10.151991200520191991: 0.174 % of youth labor force with high education1995: 0.175 % of youth labor force with high education1996: 0.169 % of youth labor force with high education1998: 0.172 % of youth labor force with high education1999: 0.163 % of youth labor force with high education2000: 0.15 % of youth labor force with high education2001: 0.12 % of youth labor force with high education2002: 0.122 % of youth labor force with high education2003: 0.139 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.098 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.171 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.093 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.099 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.1 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.151 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.127 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.147 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.131 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.136 % of youth labor force with high education2017: 0.143 % of youth labor force with high education2018: 0.137 % of youth labor force with high education2019: 0.143 % of youth labor force with high education

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.1% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in El Salvador peaked at 0.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.

That places El Salvador 72nd out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1991 0.2%
1995 0.2% +0.8%
1996 0.2% -3.6%
1998 0.2% +1.8%
1999 0.2% -4.7%
2000 0.1% -8.3%
2001 0.1% -20.0%
2002 0.1% +1.8%
2003 0.1% +13.6%
2004 0.1% -29.5%
2005 0.2% +75.1%
2006 0.1% -45.9%
2007 0.1% +6.4%
2008 0.1% +1.1%
2009 0.2% +51.3%
2012 0.1% -15.6%
2014 0.1% +15.2%
2015 0.1% -10.8%
2016 0.1% +4.0%
2017 0.1% +5.5%
2018 0.1% -4.8%
2019 0.1% +4.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 54% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 81% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +75.1% 0.1% 0.2%

Averages by decade

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

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  6. 75 Netherlands 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in El Salvador?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in El Salvador was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1995.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
How does El Salvador rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force 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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