NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Upper-middle income

Americas: Upper-middle income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 19.53 in 2027. ▬ Flat

Latest (2027)
19.53
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
41st
of 87 groups
All-time high
24.26
in 2020
All-time low
19.36
in 2024
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

05101520252005201620272005: 21.42006: 20.92007: 20.72008: 20.42009: 20.62010: 20.42011: 20.32012: 20.42013: 20.72014: 20.72015: 21.12016: 21.72017: 21.92018: 21.82019: 21.62020: 24.32021: 21.82022: 20.42023: 19.72024: 19.42025: 19.42026: 19.52027: 19.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Upper-middle income stood at 19.53.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Upper-middle income peaked at 24.26 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.36, in 2024.

Americas: Upper-middle income ranks 41st 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: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Americas: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 21.39
2006 20.93 -2.1%
2007 20.65 -1.4%
2008 20.4 -1.2%
2009 20.57 +0.8%
2010 20.36 -1.0%
2011 20.25 -0.5%
2012 20.41 +0.8%
2013 20.7 +1.4%
2014 20.68 -0.1%
2015 21.09 +2.0%
2016 21.65 +2.7%
2017 21.86 +0.9%
2018 21.77 -0.4%
2019 21.59 -0.8%
2020 24.26 +12.4%
2021 21.77 -10.3%
2022 20.4 -6.3%
2023 19.7 -3.5%
2024 19.36 -1.7%
2025 19.41 +0.3%
2026 19.47 +0.3%
2027 19.53 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.79 20.4 21.39 5
2010s 21.04 20.25 21.86 10
2020s 20.49 19.36 24.26 8

Countries ranked near Americas: Upper-middle income

  1. 38 Cape Verde 28.44 compare
  2. 39 Papua New Guinea 27.79 compare
  3. 40 Ghana 27.61 compare
  4. 41 Mali 27.43 compare
  5. 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.39 compare
  6. 43 Barbados 26.38 compare
  7. 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Upper-middle income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Upper-middle income was 19.53 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: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 24.26 in 2020.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Americas: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 19.36 in 2024.
How does Americas: Upper-middle income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Americas: Upper-middle income ranks 41st 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: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas: Upper-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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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.