NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Barbados

Barbados: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0.0223 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0223 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
11th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0268 units per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.0218 units per square kilometre
in 2007
Years of data
19
2005–2023

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Barbados, 2005–2023

00.010.020.032005201420232005: 0.023 units per square kilometre2006: 0.023 units per square kilometre2007: 0.022 units per square kilometre2008: 0.022 units per square kilometre2009: 0.023 units per square kilometre2010: 0.024 units per square kilometre2011: 0.025 units per square kilometre2012: 0.026 units per square kilometre2013: 0.026 units per square kilometre2014: 0.027 units per square kilometre2015: 0.026 units per square kilometre2016: 0.025 units per square kilometre2017: 0.025 units per square kilometre2018: 0.024 units per square kilometre2019: 0.025 units per square kilometre2020: 0.026 units per square kilometre2021: 0.026 units per square kilometre2022: 0.023 units per square kilometre2023: 0.022 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Barbados stood at 0.0223 units per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Barbados peaked at 0.0268 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0218 units per square kilometre, in 2007.

That places Barbados 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Barbados, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0228 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0228 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2007 0.0218 units per square kilometre -4.4%
2008 0.0221 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2009 0.0232 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2010 0.024 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2011 0.0246 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2012 0.0255 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2013 0.0256 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2014 0.0268 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2015 0.0259 units per square kilometre -3.2%
2016 0.025 units per square kilometre -3.5%
2017 0.0251 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2018 0.0243 units per square kilometre -3.2%
2019 0.0247 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2020 0.026 units per square kilometre +5.2%
2021 0.0255 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2022 0.0232 units per square kilometre -9.3%
2023 0.0223 units per square kilometre -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0225 units per square kilometre 0.0218 units per square kilometre 0.0232 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0252 units per square kilometre 0.024 units per square kilometre 0.0268 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0243 units per square kilometre 0.0223 units per square kilometre 0.026 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 8 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0251 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 9 Bahrain 0.0244 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 10 Lebanon 0.023 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 12 Pakistan 0.0218 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 13 Gambia 0.0215 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 14 India 0.0204 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Barbados?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Barbados was 0.0223 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.0268 units per square kilometre in 2014.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0218 units per square kilometre in 2007.
How does Barbados rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
Barbados ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.