NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 22.98 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
22.98
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
34th
of 113 countries
All-time high
27.64
in 2005
All-time low
19.46
in 2010
Years of data
10
2005–2017

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2005–2017

01020302005201120172005: 27.62006: 26.32007: 25.32008: 25.22009: 222010: 19.52011: 19.62012: 20.32016: 21.32017: 23

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2017, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 22.98.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 27.64 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.46, in 2010.

That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2005 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2005 27.64
2006 26.34 -4.7%
2007 25.26 -4.1%
2008 25.18 -0.3%
2009 22.01 -12.6%
2010 19.46 -11.6%
2011 19.64 +0.9%
2012 20.35 +3.6%
2016 21.32 +4.8%
2017 22.98 +7.7%

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 22.98 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.67, 93% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 22.98 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.82, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.29 22.01 27.64 5
2010s 20.75 19.46 22.98 5

Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

  1. 31 North Macedonia 23.74 compare
  2. 32 Indonesia 23.62 compare
  3. 33 Peru 23.12 compare
  4. 35 Albania 22.39 compare
  5. 36 Dominican Republic 22.29 compare
  6. 37 Colombia 22.19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 22.98 in 2017, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 27.64 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 19.46 in 2010.
How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
113 places, 2,222 data points, 1976–2026
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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.