Colombia vs Peru: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 22.8% against 22.0% in Colombia, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 34th and Peru ranks 32nd of 124 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 18.2% | 9.2% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 16.9% | 5.4% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 22.7% | 3.1% | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Peru?
- Peru, at 22.8% against 22.0% in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Colombia and Peru?
- 0.8%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Colombia ranks 34th and Peru ranks 32nd 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).