NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Jamaica
Jamaica: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 86.82 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Jamaica, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Jamaica is 86.82, measured in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Jamaica peaked at 189.43 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 86.82, in 2027.
Jamaica ranks 126th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 153.28 | — |
| 2006 | 154.42 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 154.21 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 153.96 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 170.68 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 176.42 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 176.55 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 181.29 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 189.43 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 183.93 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 174 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 161.8 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 148.5 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 135.72 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 116.58 | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 147.91 | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 127.46 | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 104.26 | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 92.02 | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 90.67 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 89.48 | -1.3% |
| 2026 | 88.25 | -1.4% |
| 2027 | 86.82 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 157.31 | 153.28 | 170.68 | 5 |
| 2010s | 164.42 | 116.58 | 189.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.36 | 86.82 | 147.91 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 123 East Timor 88.85 compare
- 124 New Zealand 88.57 compare
- 125 Mongolia 87.04 compare
- 127 Serbia 85.43 compare
- 128 Portugal 85.1 compare
- 129 Netherlands 77.48 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 in Jamaica?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Jamaica was 86.82 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 189.43 in 2013.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.82 in 2027.
- How does Jamaica rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Jamaica ranks 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.