Panama vs United States: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male over time
- Panama
- United States
How they compare
Panama currently reports 11.5% against 11.3% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 71st and United States ranks 72nd of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 10.7% | 5.2% | Panama |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 0.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 12.0% | 1.8% | United States |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 0.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, male, Panama or United States?
- Panama, at 11.5% against 11.3% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Panama and United States?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Panama and United States rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Panama ranks 71st and United States ranks 72nd 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, male (% of male 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).