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

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
81st
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.050.10.151991200520191991: 0.141 % of total youth labor force1995: 0.133 % of total youth labor force1996: 0.131 % of total youth labor force1998: 0.129 % of total youth labor force1999: 0.126 % of total youth labor force2000: 0.094 % of total youth labor force2001: 0.085 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.082 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.114 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.077 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.143 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.074 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.069 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.076 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.096 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.086 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.102 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.09 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.099 % of total youth labor force2017: 0.1 % of total youth labor force2018: 0.096 % of total youth labor force2019: 0.101 % of total youth labor force

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

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +85.8% 0.1% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  6. 84 Korea 0.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
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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