NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: High income

Americas: High income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 12.29 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
12.29
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
69th
of 87 groups
All-time high
15.71
in 2009
All-time low
11.36
in 2019
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: High income, 2005–2027

0510152005201620272005: 13.92006: 13.32007: 13.12008: 13.82009: 15.72010: 15.72011: 152012: 14.42013: 14.82014: 14.12015: 13.32016: 12.82017: 11.92018: 11.82019: 11.42020: 14.82021: 12.82022: 11.82023: 11.82024: 12.12025: 12.22026: 12.22027: 12.3

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: High income stood at 12.29.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: High income peaked at 15.71 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.36, in 2019.

That places Americas: High income 69th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: High income, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Americas: High income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 13.94
2006 13.32 -4.5%
2007 13.14 -1.4%
2008 13.85 +5.4%
2009 15.71 +13.5%
2010 15.66 -0.3%
2011 14.96 -4.5%
2012 14.4 -3.7%
2013 14.77 +2.6%
2014 14.06 -4.8%
2015 13.27 -5.6%
2016 12.82 -3.4%
2017 11.91 -7.1%
2018 11.81 -0.8%
2019 11.36 -3.8%
2020 14.83 +30.6%
2021 12.8 -13.7%
2022 11.8 -7.8%
2023 11.82 +0.2%
2024 12.14 +2.7%
2025 12.19 +0.4%
2026 12.24 +0.4%
2027 12.29 +0.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: High income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +30.6% 11.36 14.83

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.99 13.14 15.71 5
2010s 13.5 11.36 15.66 10
2020s 12.51 11.8 14.83 8

Countries ranked near Americas: High income

  1. 66 Albania 23.55 compare
  2. 67 Türkiye 23.35 compare
  3. 68 Colombia 23.35 compare
  4. 69 Cameroon 23.29 compare
  5. 70 Saint Lucia 23.18 compare
  6. 71 Tunisia 23.17 compare
  7. 72 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.78 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: High income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: High income was 12.29 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Americas: High income?
The highest recorded value was 15.71 in 2009.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Americas: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 11.36 in 2019.
How does Americas: High income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Americas: High income ranks 69th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Americas: High income?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas: High income 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 (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.