NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Uruguay
Uruguay: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 62.51 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Uruguay, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Uruguay stood at 62.51. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 40th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 98.2 | — |
| 2020 | 94.82 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 78.76 | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 73.16 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 75.4 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 70.04 | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 62.51 | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 75.78 | 62.51 | 94.82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,102 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Uruguay?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Uruguay was 62.51 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.51 in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Uruguay ranks 40th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). 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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.