Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 19.7% against 19.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Jamaica ranks 42nd of 124 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 29.3% | 10.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 29.9% | 10.9% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 24.3% | 5.1% | 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, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 19.7% against 19.4% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th 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).