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

Caribbean: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 20.62 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
20.62
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
28th
of 87 groups
All-time high
25.15
in 2020
All-time low
20.03
in 2019
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

01020302005201620272005: 21.82006: 21.52007: 21.42008: 212009: 21.62010: 21.92011: 22.12012: 22.22013: 22.52014: 21.82015: 21.42016: 21.22017: 20.52018: 20.22019: 202020: 25.12021: 21.62022: 20.72023: 20.32024: 20.32025: 20.52026: 20.62027: 20.6

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Caribbean stood at 20.62.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Caribbean peaked at 25.15 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.03, in 2019.

That places Caribbean 28th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it 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 Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Caribbean, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 21.77
2006 21.46 -1.4%
2007 21.43 -0.2%
2008 21.01 -2.0%
2009 21.55 +2.6%
2010 21.87 +1.5%
2011 22.1 +1.0%
2012 22.21 +0.5%
2013 22.5 +1.3%
2014 21.8 -3.1%
2015 21.41 -1.8%
2016 21.22 -0.9%
2017 20.51 -3.3%
2018 20.24 -1.3%
2019 20.03 -1.0%
2020 25.15 +25.6%
2021 21.57 -14.2%
2022 20.74 -3.8%
2023 20.29 -2.2%
2024 20.34 +0.2%
2025 20.5 +0.7%
2026 20.59 +0.4%
2027 20.62 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.45 21.01 21.77 5
2010s 21.39 20.03 22.5 10
2020s 21.22 20.29 25.15 8

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  5. 29 Sierra Leone 30.6 compare
  6. 30 Nepal 30.51 compare
  7. 31 Central African Republic 30.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Caribbean?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Caribbean was 20.62 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 25.15 in 2020.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 20.03 in 2019.
How does Caribbean rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Caribbean ranks 28th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Caribbean 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.