NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belize
Belize: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 24.99 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belize, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belize stood at 24.99.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belize peaked at 30 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.47, in 2022.
Belize ranks 54th 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 Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30 | — |
| 2006 | 28.86 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 28.23 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 28 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 27.84 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 28.04 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.19 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 27.89 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 27.93 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.79 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 27.68 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.38 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.71 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 24.88 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 26.19 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 26.05 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 24.47 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 24.52 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.64 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 24.76 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 24.87 | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 24.99 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.58 | 27.84 | 30 | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.19 | 24.71 | 28.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.06 | 24.47 | 26.19 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 51 Palestine, State of 25.44 compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 25.12 compare
- 53 Egypt 25.07 compare
- 55 Angola 24.92 compare
- 56 Madagascar 24.53 compare
- 57 India 24.52 compare
More work & labour data for Belize
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7058 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6517 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7615 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 338.14 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 254.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 219.33 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 228.04 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 447.37 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belize?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belize was 24.99 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.47 in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Belize ranks 54th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.