NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Caribbean
Caribbean: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 1,355 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Caribbean, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Caribbean stood at 1,355.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Caribbean peaked at 1,699 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,349, in 2024.
That places Caribbean 78th out of 87 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,486 | — |
| 2006 | 1,486 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,501 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,483 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,529 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,554 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,571 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,577 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,590 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,530 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,491 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,469 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,407 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1,379 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,360 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,699 | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 1,449 | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 1,386 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1,350 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,349 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1,354 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 1,356 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 1,355 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,497 | 1,483 | 1,529 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,493 | 1,360 | 1,590 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,412 | 1,349 | 1,699 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Caribbean?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Caribbean was 1,355 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1,699 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,349 in 2024.
- How does Caribbean rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Caribbean ranks 78th out of 87 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.