Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Paraguay

Paraguay: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 27.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
27.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
30th
of 123 countries
All-time high
37.2%
in 2002
All-time low
21.0%
in 2013
Years of data
19
1998–2017

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Paraguay, 1998–2017

0102030401998200720171998: 36.2 % of female youth population1999: 34.9 % of female youth population2001: 32.2 % of female youth population2002: 37.2 % of female youth population2003: 32.2 % of female youth population2004: 31.6 % of female youth population2005: 29.1 % of female youth population2006: 29.3 % of female youth population2007: 29.4 % of female youth population2008: 28 % of female youth population2009: 27.6 % of female youth population2010: 28.9 % of female youth population2011: 23.7 % of female youth population2012: 23.9 % of female youth population2013: 21 % of female youth population2014: 24.1 % of female youth population2015: 24.2 % of female youth population2016: 27.5 % of female youth population2017: 27.6 % of female youth population

Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.

Analysis

In 2017, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Paraguay stood at 27.6%.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Paraguay peaked at 37.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2013.

That places Paraguay 30th out of 123 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) in Paraguay, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of female youth population Change
1998 36.2%
1999 34.9% -3.5%
2001 32.2% -7.6%
2002 37.2% +15.5%
2003 32.2% -13.6%
2004 31.6% -1.9%
2005 29.1% -7.8%
2006 29.3% +0.8%
2007 29.4% +0.1%
2008 28.0% -4.5%
2009 27.6% -1.4%
2010 28.9% +4.7%
2011 23.7% -18.1%
2012 23.9% +0.8%
2013 21.0% -12.0%
2014 24.1% +14.4%
2015 24.2% +0.6%
2016 27.5% +13.6%
2017 27.6% +0.5%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 27.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 27.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.2%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.5% 34.9% 36.2% 2
2000s 30.7% 27.6% 37.2% 9
2010s 25.1% 21.0% 28.9% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Paraguay?
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Paraguay was 27.6% in 2017, 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 Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2013.
How does Paraguay rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
Paraguay ranks 30th out of 123 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay 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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).