NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 14.9 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
14.9
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
117th
of 188 countries
All-time high
18.77
in 2005
All-time low
12.82
in 2015
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

051015202005201620272005: 18.82006: 16.82007: 15.92008: 15.52009: 15.92010: 15.62011: 15.12012: 14.42013: 13.32014: 12.92015: 12.82016: 14.12017: 14.32018: 14.52019: 14.62020: 17.12021: 15.52022: 16.92023: 14.42024: 14.52025: 14.92026: 14.92027: 14.9

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 14.9 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 18.77 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.82, in 2015.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 18.77
2006 16.82 -10.4%
2007 15.93 -5.3%
2008 15.46 -3.0%
2009 15.91 +2.9%
2010 15.57 -2.1%
2011 15.11 -3.0%
2012 14.43 -4.5%
2013 13.3 -7.8%
2014 12.93 -2.8%
2015 12.82 -0.9%
2016 14.06 +9.7%
2017 14.31 +1.7%
2018 14.53 +1.5%
2019 14.61 +0.5%
2020 17.06 +16.8%
2021 15.46 -9.3%
2022 16.88 +9.2%
2023 14.38 -14.8%
2024 14.52 +1.0%
2025 14.86 +2.4%
2026 14.94 +0.5%
2027 14.9 -0.2%

Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries

  • Trinidad and Tobago's 14.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.68, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Trinidad and Tobago's 14.9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.31, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.58 15.46 18.77 5
2010s 14.17 12.82 15.57 10
2020s 15.38 14.38 17.06 8

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 114 Israel 15.37 compare
  2. 115 Uruguay 15.33 compare
  3. 116 Panama 15.04 compare
  4. 118 Mongolia 14.89 compare
  5. 119 Liberia 14.72 compare
  6. 120 Lithuania 14.49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Trinidad and Tobago?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Trinidad and Tobago was 14.9 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 18.77 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 12.82 in 2015.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.