Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Argentina
Argentina: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 17.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Argentina, 2004–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Argentina stood at 17.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Argentina peaked at 25.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2023.
Argentina ranks 66th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.8% | — |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | -3.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 17.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 17.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.2%, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 24.3% | 25.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.7% | 24.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 16.7% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More work & labour data for Argentina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7783 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7715 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 52,564 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,145 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,111 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,256 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Argentina?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Argentina was 17.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Argentina ranks 66th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment 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. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).