NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 21.72 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Saint Lucia, 2016–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Saint Lucia stood at 21.72.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Saint Lucia peaked at 36.13 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.68, in 2024.
That places Saint Lucia 39th out of 113 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 31.7 | — |
| 2017 | 33 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 32.26 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 29.5 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 34.98 | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 36.13 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 26.48 | -26.7% |
| 2023 | 27.34 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 20.68 | -24.4% |
| 2025 | 21.72 | +5.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 21.72 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.57, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 21.72 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.82, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.62 | 29.5 | 33 | 4 |
| 2020s | 27.89 | 20.68 | 36.13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 36 Dominican Republic 22.29 compare
- 37 Colombia 22.19 compare
- 38 Sri Lanka 22.08 compare
- 40 El Salvador 20.57 compare
- 41 Côte d'Ivoire 20.55 compare
- 42 Kenya 20.41 compare
More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9619 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9107 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8203 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48.56 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 133.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 55.65 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 52.55 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 108.21 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Saint Lucia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Saint Lucia was 21.72 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.13 in 2021.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.68 in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Saint Lucia ranks 39th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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) (15-29). 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.