Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 21.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in El Salvador, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 21.8% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in El Salvador peaked at 28.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 74th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.8% | — |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 21.8% | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 21.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 21.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 27.2% | 28.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 25.4% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 21.5% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in El Salvador?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in El Salvador was 21.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- El Salvador ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).