El Salvador vs Jamaica: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.5% against 19.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Jamaica ahead.
El Salvador ranks 39th and Jamaica ranks 42nd of 124 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 30.7% | 1.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 29.9% | 2.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 24.3% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 20.5% against 19.7% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 0.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- El Salvador ranks 39th and Jamaica ranks 42nd of 124 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, total (% of 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).