NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Upper-middle income
Americas: Upper-middle income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 17,727 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Upper-middle income stood at 17,727. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Upper-middle income peaked at 22,714 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17,727, in 2027.
That places Americas: Upper-middle income 35th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19,809 | — |
| 2006 | 19,485 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 19,300 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 19,137 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 19,350 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 19,207 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 19,152 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 19,339 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 19,641 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 19,633 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 20,028 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 20,546 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 20,707 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 20,557 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 20,295 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 22,714 | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 20,303 | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 18,948 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 18,207 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 17,806 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 17,775 | -0.2% |
| 2026 | 17,748 | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 17,727 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,416 | 19,137 | 19,809 | 5 |
| 2010s | 19,910 | 19,152 | 20,707 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,904 | 17,727 | 22,714 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Americas: Upper-middle income
More work & labour data for Americas: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 290,727 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 62.39 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 175,263 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.14 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 43,867 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 19,918 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 59.41 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.35 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.859 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 270,887 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Upper-middle income?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Americas: Upper-middle income was 17,727 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Americas: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 22,714 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Americas: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,727 in 2027.
- How does Americas: Upper-middle income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Americas: Upper-middle income ranks 35th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Americas: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas: Upper-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.