Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador, 1991–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total youth labor force.
Analysis
In 2019, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 81st out of 111 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, total in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +38.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -32.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +85.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -48.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 41% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total 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 | +85.8% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, total in El Salvador?
- Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total?
- El Salvador ranks 81st out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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