SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Caribbean

Caribbean: SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in was 20.62 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
20.62
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
28th
of 87 groups
All-time high
25.15
in 2020
All-time low
20.03
in 2019
Years of data
23
2005–2027

SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Caribbean, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 21.82006: 21.52007: 21.42008: 212009: 21.62010: 21.92011: 22.12012: 22.22013: 22.52014: 21.82015: 21.42016: 21.22017: 20.52018: 20.22019: 202020: 25.12021: 21.62022: 20.72023: 20.32024: 20.32025: 20.52026: 20.62027: 20.6

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Caribbean stood at 20.62.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Caribbean peaked at 25.15 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.03, in 2019.

Caribbean ranks 28th 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.

SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in education, employment or training in Caribbean, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 21.77
2006 21.46 -1.4%
2007 21.43 -0.2%
2008 21.01 -2.0%
2009 21.55 +2.6%
2010 21.87 +1.5%
2011 22.1 +1.0%
2012 22.21 +0.5%
2013 22.5 +1.3%
2014 21.8 -3.1%
2015 21.41 -1.8%
2016 21.22 -0.9%
2017 20.51 -3.3%
2018 20.24 -1.3%
2019 20.03 -1.0%
2020 25.15 +25.6%
2021 21.57 -14.2%
2022 20.74 -3.8%
2023 20.29 -2.2%
2024 20.34 +0.2%
2025 20.5 +0.7%
2026 20.59 +0.4%
2027 20.62 +0.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Caribbean 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 +25.6% 20.03 25.15

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.45 21.01 21.77 5
2010s 21.39 20.03 22.5 10
2020s 21.22 20.29 25.15 8

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.32 compare
  2. 26 Ghana 23.91 compare
  3. 27 Egypt 23.78 compare
  4. 28 Türkiye 23.33 compare
  5. 29 Cameroon 23.22 compare
  6. 30 Peru 22.78 compare
  7. 31 Tunisia 22.65 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Caribbean?
Sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Caribbean was 20.62 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 25.15 in 2020.
What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 20.03 in 2019.
How does Caribbean rank for sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in?
Caribbean ranks 28th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in education, employment or training
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
210 places, 4,103 data points, 2000–2027
Last refreshed

Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The share of youth not in employment, education, or training (also known as the NEET rate) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. It provides a measure of youth who are outside the educational system, not in training and not in employment, and thus serves as a broader measure of potential youth labour market entrants than youth unemployment, since it also includes young persons outside the labour force not in education or training. This indicator is also a better measure of the current universe of potential youth labour market entrants compared to the youth inactivity rate, as the latter includes those youth who are not in the labour force and are in education, and thus cannot be considered currently available for work. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.