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
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in El Salvador, 1991–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +75.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 69 Philippines 0.2% compare
- 70 Honduras 0.1% compare
- 71 Denmark 0.1% compare
- 73 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
- 75 Netherlands 0.1% compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
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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