Armenia vs Jamaica: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Armenia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 20.2% against 19.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 40th and Jamaica ranks 42nd of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.3% | 29.3% | 9.1% | Armenia |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 29.9% | 4.2% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 24.3% | 1.2% | 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, total, Armenia or Jamaica?
- Armenia, at 20.2% against 19.7% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Armenia and Jamaica?
- 0.5%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Jamaica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Armenia and Jamaica rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Armenia ranks 40th and Jamaica ranks 42nd of 124 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, total (% of 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).