NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
Latin America and the Caribbean: High income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 850.3 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income is 850.3, measured in 2027.
The figure is down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income peaked at 1,299 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 850.05, in 2026.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean: High income 83rd out of 87 groups 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 Latin America and the Caribbean: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,187 | — |
| 2006 | 1,189 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,183 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,229 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1,299 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1,200 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,112 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 1,115 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,134 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,126 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,077 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1,076 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,038 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,026 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,100 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 962.18 | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 895.13 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 919.99 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 852.82 | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 851.52 | -0.2% |
| 2026 | 850.05 | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 850.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,217 | 1,183 | 1,299 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,110 | 1,026 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 910.3 | 850.05 | 1,100 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
More work & labour data for Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 19,892 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,027 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.14 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.17 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 76,690 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 40,488 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 55.51 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.8477 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.8323 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income was 850.3 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1,299 in 2009.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 850.05 in 2026.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean: High income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Latin America and the Caribbean: High income ranks 83rd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean: High 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.