Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 23.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 2005–2025
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 Latin America & Caribbean stood at 23.8%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 29.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.7% | — |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 28.1% | 29.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.1% | 29.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 23.8% | 29.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 23.8% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2025.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th out of 19 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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).