NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America

Northern America: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 6,069 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
6,069
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
50th
of 87 groups
All-time high
7,357
in 2010
All-time low
5,168
in 2019
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America, 2005–2027

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2005201620272005: 6.2k2006: 5.9k2007: 5.9k2008: 6.3k2009: 7.3k2010: 7.4k2011: 7.0k2012: 6.8k2013: 7.0k2014: 6.5k2015: 6.1k2016: 5.9k2017: 5.4k2018: 5.4k2019: 5.2k2020: 7.0k2021: 6.0k2022: 5.6k2023: 5.6k2024: 5.9k2025: 6.0k2026: 6.0k2027: 6.1k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Northern America recorded 6,069 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America peaked at 7,357 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,168, in 2019.

Northern America ranks 50th of 87 groups 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 Northern America, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern America, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 6,162 —
2006 5,910 -4.1%
2007 5,880 -0.5%
2008 6,267 +6.6%
2009 7,252 +15.7%
2010 7,357 +1.4%
2011 6,990 -5.0%
2012 6,774 -3.1%
2013 6,964 +2.8%
2014 6,540 -6.1%
2015 6,091 -6.9%
2016 5,876 -3.5%
2017 5,381 -8.4%
2018 5,379 -0.0%
2019 5,168 -3.9%
2020 6,992 +35.3%
2021 6,015 -14.0%
2022 5,560 -7.6%
2023 5,575 +0.3%
2024 5,867 +5.2%
2025 5,950 +1.4%
2026 6,013 +1.1%
2027 6,069 +0.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +35.3% 5,168 6,992

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,294 5,880 7,252 5
2010s 6,252 5,168 7,357 10
2020s 6,005 5,560 6,992 8

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 47 Argentina 1,173 compare
  2. 48 Zimbabwe 1,164 compare
  3. 49 Thailand 1,147 compare
  4. 50 Malawi 1,121 compare
  5. 51 France 1,099 compare
  6. 52 Guinea 1,086 compare
  7. 53 Niger 1,014 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Northern America was 6,069 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 7,357 in 2010.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 5,168 in 2019.
How does Northern America rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Northern America ranks 50th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

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.