Colombia vs El Salvador: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 29.1% against 28.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was El Salvador ahead.
Colombia ranks 28th and El Salvador ranks 30th of 125 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 41.7% | 7.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 39.8% | 9.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 32.0% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, female, Colombia or El Salvador?
- Colombia, at 29.1% against 28.1% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 1.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Colombia ranks 28th and El Salvador ranks 30th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).