NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Jamaica
Jamaica: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0.0085 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Jamaica, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Jamaica stood at 0.0085 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Jamaica peaked at 0.0175 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 31st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0098 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 0.0092 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Philippines 0.0091 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Guatemala 0.0083 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Ghana 0.0078 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Afghanistan 0.0076 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Jamaica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,904 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 799.47 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 544.43 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 522.35 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,067 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Jamaica?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Jamaica was 0.0085 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0175 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Jamaica ranks 31st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.