NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Bahamas
Bahamas: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 8.92 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Bahamas, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 8.92 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Bahamas peaked at 16.44 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.33, in 2024.
That places Bahamas 179th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.04 | — |
| 2006 | 9.29 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 10.24 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 10.25 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 13.28 | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 13.8 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 14.22 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 15.13 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 16.44 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 14.81 | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 13.28 | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 13.32 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.57 | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 11.6 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.91 | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 12.08 | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 10.68 | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 8.93 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 8.35 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 8.33 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 8.64 | +3.7% |
| 2026 | 8.8 | +1.8% |
| 2027 | 8.92 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.62 | 9.29 | 13.28 | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.41 | 9.91 | 16.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.34 | 8.33 | 12.08 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 176 New Caledonia 10.34 compare
- 177 Barbados 9.39 compare
- 178 French Polynesia 9.11 compare
- 180 Luxembourg 7.11 compare
- 181 Tonga 5.78 compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 5.61 compare
More work & labour data for Bahamas
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2148 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2821 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4187 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 419.94 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 54.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 200.05 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184.9 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 384.95 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Bahamas?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Bahamas was 8.92 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 16.44 in 2013.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.33 in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Bahamas ranks 179th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.