NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Lower-middle income
Americas: Lower-middle income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 19.87 in 2027. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Lower-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Lower-middle income is 19.87, measured in 2027.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Lower-middle income peaked at 22.63 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.86, in 2008.
Americas: Lower-middle income ranks 36th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.32 | — |
| 2006 | 20.18 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 20.59 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 19.86 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 19.97 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 20.13 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 20.48 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 20.45 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 20 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 20.65 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 21.17 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 20.2 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 20.28 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.93 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 20.57 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 22.63 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 21.59 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 20.89 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 20.32 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 20.02 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 20.02 | -0.0% |
| 2026 | 19.95 | -0.3% |
| 2027 | 19.87 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.18 | 19.86 | 20.59 | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.39 | 19.93 | 21.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.66 | 19.87 | 22.63 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Americas: Lower-middle income
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.99 compare
- 34 Gabon 29.89 compare
- 35 Congo 29.61 compare
- 36 Zambia 29.18 compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 28.98 compare
- 38 Cape Verde 28.44 compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 27.79 compare
More work & labour data for Americas: Lower-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 20,680 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.85 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,255 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 6.79 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.26 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 15,281 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,320 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 62.31 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.74 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Lower-middle income?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Lower-middle income was 19.87 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: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 22.63 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Americas: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.86 in 2008.
- How does Americas: Lower-middle income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Americas: Lower-middle income ranks 36th 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: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Americas: Lower-middle 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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About this data
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.