Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Senegal: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
18.2%
in 2025
Senegal
35.2%
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th
Senegal rank
6th

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 35.2% against 18.2% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.0%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 6th of 19 groups.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Senegal Difference Ahead
2010s 21.2% 32.8% 11.5% Senegal
2020s 19.3% 33.2% 13.9% Senegal

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, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Senegal?
Senegal, at 35.2% against 18.2% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Senegal?
17.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Senegal?
8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Senegal rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 6th of 19 groups.
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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
Unit
% of youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,755 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).