NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 15.85 in 2024. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Trinidad and Tobago, 2019–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 15.85 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 20th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.61 | — |
| 2020 | 17.06 | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 15.46 | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 16.88 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 14.38 | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 15.85 | +10.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 15.85 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.46, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 15.85 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.7, 85% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.61 | 14.61 | 14.61 | 1 |
| 2020s | 15.93 | 14.38 | 17.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 17 Saudi Arabia 16.97 compare
- 18 Romania 16.51 compare
- 19 Republic of Moldova 16.39 compare
- 21 Israel 15.27 compare
- 22 Panama 15.09 compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.74
More work & labour data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9186 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2012 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 812.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Trinidad and Tobago was 15.85 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 17.06 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.38 in 2023.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 20th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.