United States vs Uruguay: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
United States currently reports 11.3% against 11.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.
United States ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 125 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 16.1% | 6.1% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 15.8% | 4.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 14.6% | 2.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 13.4% | 1.8% | Uruguay |
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, United States or Uruguay?
- United States, at 11.3% against 11.2% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between United States and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- United States ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 125 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).