Share of young people not in education, employment or training in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of young people not in education, employment or training was 20.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of young people not in education, employment or training in El Salvador, 2009–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 20.5% for share of young people not in education, employment or training in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young people not in education, employment or training in El Salvador peaked at 28.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 37th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of young people not in education, employment or training in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 28.9% | — |
| 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 | 26.1% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 28.9% | 28.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 25.4% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 20.5% | 26.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,949 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of young people not in education, employment or training in El Salvador?
- Share of young people not in education, employment or training in El Salvador was 20.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young people not in education, employment or training recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of young people not in education, employment or training recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of young people not in education, employment or training?
- El Salvador ranks 37th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young people not in education, employment or training rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young people not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of people aged 15–24 who are not in education (formal education or short courses), employment (worked in paid work or self-employment), or training (non-academic skill-building activities). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.