Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Costa Rica
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19.4% against 19.3% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 45th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Kyrgyzstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 17.8% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 20.5% | 1.5% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 20.5% | 1.2% | Kyrgyzstan |
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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Costa Rica, at 19.4% against 19.3% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 45th 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).