Jamaica vs Panama: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time
- Jamaica
- Panama
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 20.3% against 18.8% in Panama, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 56th and Panama ranks 59th of 123 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 31.2% | 3.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 25.9% | 7.6% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 22.2% | 3.4% | 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, female, Jamaica or Panama?
- Jamaica, at 20.3% against 18.8% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Jamaica and Panama?
- 1.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Jamaica ranks 56th and Panama ranks 59th of 123 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, female (% of female 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).