Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 29.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in El Salvador, 2009–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in El Salvador is 29.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in El Salvador peaked at 41.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 25th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 41.7% | — |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | -2.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 29.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 29.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.2%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.7% | 41.7% | 41.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 37.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 29.9% | 37.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in El Salvador?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in El Salvador was 29.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- El Salvador ranks 25th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).