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
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Suriname, 2005–2027
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 88 Brazil 19.46 compare
- 89 Mozambique 19.44 compare
- 90 Côte d'Ivoire 19.43 compare
- 92 Ecuador 18.95 compare
- 93 North Macedonia 18.67 compare
- 94 Costa Rica 18.48 compare
More work & labour data for Suriname
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3451 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4854 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 480.04 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 168.36 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 358.14 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 350.87 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 709 1000 No (2100)
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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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.