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

Suriname: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 19.09 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
19.09
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
91st
of 188 countries
All-time high
19.65
in 2020
All-time low
15.25
in 2015
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

051015202005201620272005: 18.82006: 18.52007: 18.22008: 17.82009: 17.52010: 15.92011: 172012: 172013: 16.82014: 15.92015: 15.32016: 18.22017: 18.32018: 18.32019: 18.22020: 19.72021: 19.32022: 192023: 18.82024: 18.92025: 18.92026: 192027: 19.1

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Suriname is 19.09, measured in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Suriname peaked at 19.65 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.25, in 2015.

That places Suriname 91st out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Suriname, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 18.8
2006 18.49 -1.6%
2007 18.17 -1.7%
2008 17.82 -1.9%
2009 17.5 -1.8%
2010 15.94 -8.9%
2011 17.02 +6.8%
2012 16.99 -0.2%
2013 16.84 -0.9%
2014 15.9 -5.6%
2015 15.25 -4.1%
2016 18.19 +19.3%
2017 18.25 +0.3%
2018 18.26 +0.0%
2019 18.25 -0.1%
2020 19.65 +7.7%
2021 19.27 -1.9%
2022 19.04 -1.2%
2023 18.81 -1.2%
2024 18.88 +0.4%
2025 18.95 +0.4%
2026 19.02 +0.4%
2027 19.09 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.16 17.5 18.8 5
2010s 17.09 15.25 18.26 10
2020s 19.09 18.81 19.65 8

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 88 Brazil 19.46 compare
  2. 89 Mozambique 19.44 compare
  3. 90 Côte d'Ivoire 19.43 compare
  4. 92 Ecuador 18.95 compare
  5. 93 North Macedonia 18.67 compare
  6. 94 Costa Rica 18.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Suriname?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Suriname was 19.09 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 19.65 in 2020.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 15.25 in 2015.
How does Suriname rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Suriname ranks 91st out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname 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.