Barbados vs East Asia & Pacific: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- Barbados
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 26.2% against 12.8% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 42nd and East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 17.6% | 7.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 14.7% | 14.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 13.1% | 14.4% | Barbados |
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 (% of), Barbados or East Asia & Pacific?
- Barbados, at 26.2% against 12.8% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Barbados and East Asia & Pacific?
- 13.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Barbados ranks 42nd and East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).