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

Puerto Rico: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 20.69 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
20.69
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
80th
of 188 countries
All-time high
24.82
in 2010
All-time low
18.75
in 2018
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

05101520252005201620272005: 22.72006: 22.92007: 23.32008: 23.32009: 24.72010: 24.82011: 24.62012: 24.12013: 23.72014: 23.22015: 21.72016: 21.42017: 20.12018: 18.72019: 18.82020: 19.52021: 19.72022: 19.82023: 20.32024: 20.42025: 20.52026: 20.62027: 20.7

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Puerto Rico is 20.69, measured in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Puerto Rico peaked at 24.82 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.75, in 2018.

That places Puerto Rico 80th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Puerto Rico, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 22.75
2006 22.93 +0.8%
2007 23.32 +1.7%
2008 23.26 -0.2%
2009 24.72 +6.3%
2010 24.82 +0.4%
2011 24.59 -0.9%
2012 24.05 -2.2%
2013 23.67 -1.6%
2014 23.16 -2.2%
2015 21.68 -6.4%
2016 21.38 -1.4%
2017 20.11 -5.9%
2018 18.75 -6.8%
2019 18.84 +0.5%
2020 19.49 +3.4%
2021 19.72 +1.2%
2022 19.76 +0.2%
2023 20.33 +2.9%
2024 20.42 +0.4%
2025 20.51 +0.4%
2026 20.6 +0.4%
2027 20.69 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.39 22.75 24.72 5
2010s 22.1 18.75 24.82 10
2020s 20.19 19.49 20.69 8

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 77 French Polynesia 21.63 compare
  2. 78 Comoros 21.58 compare
  3. 79 Haiti 21.4 compare
  4. 81 Armenia 20.67 compare
  5. 82 Fiji 20.66 compare
  6. 83 Jamaica 20.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Puerto Rico?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Puerto Rico was 20.69 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 24.82 in 2010.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 18.75 in 2018.
How does Puerto Rico rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Puerto Rico ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.