NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Argentina

Argentina: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 16.43 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
16.43
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
107th
of 188 countries
All-time high
22.33
in 2020
All-time low
15.03
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

051015202005201620272005: 19.92006: 19.52007: 19.32008: 19.42009: 202010: 19.52011: 18.42012: 18.42013: 19.12014: 19.72015: 19.52016: 19.42017: 19.22018: 192019: 19.22020: 22.32021: 16.12022: 15.92023: 152024: 16.32025: 16.42026: 16.42027: 16.4

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Argentina stood at 16.43.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Argentina peaked at 22.33 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.03, in 2023.

Argentina ranks 107th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Argentina, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Argentina, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 19.87
2006 19.51 -1.8%
2007 19.26 -1.3%
2008 19.42 +0.8%
2009 20.04 +3.2%
2010 19.46 -2.9%
2011 18.41 -5.4%
2012 18.41 +0.0%
2013 19.07 +3.6%
2014 19.68 +3.2%
2015 19.5 -0.9%
2016 19.43 -0.4%
2017 19.25 -1.0%
2018 19.02 -1.2%
2019 19.23 +1.1%
2020 22.33 +16.1%
2021 16.12 -27.8%
2022 15.87 -1.5%
2023 15.03 -5.3%
2024 16.32 +8.6%
2025 16.36 +0.2%
2026 16.39 +0.2%
2027 16.43 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.62 19.26 20.04 5
2010s 19.14 18.41 19.68 10
2020s 16.86 15.03 22.33 8

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 104 Brunei Darussalam 16.81 compare
  2. 105 Myanmar 16.52 compare
  3. 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.51 compare
  4. 108 Niger 16.37 compare
  5. 109 Saudi Arabia 16.35 compare
  6. 110 Mexico 16.16 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Argentina?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Argentina was 16.43 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 22.33 in 2020.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 15.03 in 2023.
How does Argentina rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Argentina ranks 107th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina 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.