NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America
Northern America: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 11.88 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America stood at 11.88.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America peaked at 15.09 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.56, in 2019.
That places Northern America 70th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.11 | — |
| 2006 | 12.43 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 12.26 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 12.97 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 14.93 | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 15.09 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.3 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 13.85 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 14.24 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 13.4 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 12.52 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 12.1 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 11.07 | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 11.04 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.56 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 14.27 | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 12.26 | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 11.28 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 11.24 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.73 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 11.78 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 11.83 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 11.88 | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +35.0% | 10.56 | 14.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.14 | 12.26 | 14.93 | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.82 | 10.56 | 15.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.03 | 11.24 | 14.27 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More work & labour data for Northern America
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 242,481 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1584 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1665 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1499 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6023 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 386,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 474,966 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 232,485 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 47,965 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America was 11.88 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.09 in 2010.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.56 in 2019.
- How does Northern America rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Northern America ranks 70th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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.