NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Panama
Panama: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 14.71 in 2024. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Panama, 1997–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Panama stood at 14.71. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 21.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Panama peaked at 25.41 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14.71, in 2024.
That places Panama 30th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.41 | — |
| 2003 | 23.53 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 22.04 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 18.73 | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 19.3 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 15.14 | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 14.71 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.41 | 25.41 | 25.41 | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.79 | 22.04 | 23.53 | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.97 | 14.71 | 19.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 27 Argentina 15.21 compare
- 28 Uruguay 15.05 compare
- 29 Lithuania 14.91 compare
- 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.47 compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.4 compare
- 33 Montenegro 14.25 compare
More work & labour data for Panama
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1956 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,652 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,175 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,950 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,955 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,905 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Panama?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Panama was 14.71 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 25.41 in 1997.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.71 in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Panama ranks 30th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Panama 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.