NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 19.39 in 2027. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 19.39 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 23.91 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.24, in 2024.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 43rd of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.29 | — |
| 2006 | 20.87 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 20.63 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 20.41 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 20.62 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.35 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 20.28 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 20.34 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 20.57 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.62 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 21.02 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 21.41 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.6 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.46 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.34 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.91 | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 21.54 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 20.25 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 19.62 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 19.24 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 19.3 | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 19.34 | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 19.39 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.76 | 20.41 | 21.29 | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.9 | 20.28 | 21.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.32 | 19.24 | 23.91 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 40 Ghana 27.61 compare
- 41 Mali 27.43 compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.39 compare
- 43 Barbados 26.38 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 Latin America and the Caribbean
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 198,545 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 62.53 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 331,299 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.1 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9209 % change on previous year (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.34 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.15 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,218 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 44,022 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 59.34 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Latin America and the Caribbean was 19.39 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 23.91 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.24 in 2024.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 43rd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America and the 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
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.