Panama vs United Kingdom: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Panama
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Panama currently reports 15.1% against 14.4% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 69th and United Kingdom ranks 72nd of 126 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 12.9% | 12.5% | Panama |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 14.9% | 6.6% | Panama |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 14.1% | 4.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 12.9% | 3.9% | Panama |
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, Panama or United Kingdom?
- Panama, at 15.1% against 14.4% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Panama and United Kingdom?
- 0.7%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United Kingdom?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Panama and United Kingdom rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Panama ranks 69th and United Kingdom ranks 72nd of 126 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).