NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in El Salvador

El Salvador: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 22.07 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
22.07
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
73rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
28.93
in 2009
All-time low
21.52
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in El Salvador, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 27.82006: 27.32007: 27.22008: 27.52009: 28.92010: 27.22011: 25.92012: 262013: 25.42014: 28.52015: 28.52016: 28.22017: 28.42018: 27.12019: 27.92020: 25.22021: 26.22022: 23.52023: 21.52024: 21.72025: 21.82026: 21.92027: 22.1

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 22.07 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in El Salvador peaked at 28.93 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 21.52, in 2023.

That places El Salvador 73rd out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in El Salvador, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 27.83
2006 27.28 -2.0%
2007 27.22 -0.2%
2008 27.51 +1.1%
2009 28.93 +5.2%
2010 27.21 -5.9%
2011 25.91 -4.8%
2012 26.02 +0.4%
2013 25.35 -2.6%
2014 28.5 +12.4%
2015 28.54 +0.1%
2016 28.22 -1.1%
2017 28.4 +0.6%
2018 27.15 -4.4%
2019 27.94 +2.9%
2020 25.17 -9.9%
2021 26.15 +3.9%
2022 23.46 -10.3%
2023 21.52 -8.3%
2024 21.66 +0.6%
2025 21.8 +0.6%
2026 21.93 +0.6%
2027 22.07 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.75 27.22 28.93 5
2010s 27.33 25.35 28.54 10
2020s 22.97 21.52 26.15 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in El Salvador?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in El Salvador was 22.07 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 28.93 in 2009.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 21.52 in 2023.
How does El Salvador rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
El Salvador ranks 73rd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.