NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 22.05 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Nicaragua, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Nicaragua is 22.05, measured in 2027.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Nicaragua peaked at 25.3 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.82, in 2023.
That places Nicaragua 74th out of 188 countries 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.82 | — |
| 2006 | 23.06 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 23.09 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 24.02 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 25.27 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 25.3 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 24.8 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 24.18 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 24.65 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 24.49 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 24.45 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 23.72 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 23.09 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 24.04 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 24.15 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 24.63 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 24.13 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.25 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 21.82 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 21.88 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 21.93 | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 21.99 | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 22.05 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.65 | 22.82 | 25.27 | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.29 | 23.09 | 25.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.71 | 21.82 | 24.63 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 71 Tunisia 23.17 compare
- 72 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.78 compare
- 73 El Salvador 22.07 compare
- 75 Malawi 21.95 compare
- 76 Indonesia 21.65 compare
- 77 French Polynesia 21.63 compare
More work & labour data for Nicaragua
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 1.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2248 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,954 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,653 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,468 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,356 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,916 1000 No (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Nicaragua?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Nicaragua was 22.05 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3 in 2010.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.82 in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Nicaragua ranks 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.