NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Barbados
Barbados: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 26.38 in 2027. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Barbados, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 26.38 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Barbados peaked at 30.89 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.15, in 2007.
Barbados ranks 43rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.46 | — |
| 2006 | 25.26 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.15 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 24.69 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 26.29 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 27.54 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 28.41 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 29.54 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 29.61 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.89 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 29.94 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 28.99 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 29.2 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 28.32 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 28.75 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 30.22 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 29.73 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 27 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 25.99 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 26.09 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 26.18 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 26.28 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 26.38 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.17 | 24.15 | 26.29 | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.12 | 27.54 | 30.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.23 | 25.99 | 30.22 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 40 Ghana 27.61 compare
- 41 Mali 27.43 compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.39 compare
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.25 compare
- 45 Rwanda 26.22 compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 26.01 compare
More work & labour data for Barbados
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6853 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7302 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9854 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8257 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 114.42 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 165.89 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 97.75 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 96.95 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 194.7 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Barbados?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Barbados was 26.38 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 30.89 in 2014.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.15 in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Barbados ranks 43rd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados 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.