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
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Paraguay, 1998–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More work & labour data for Paraguay
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2175 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2425 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,534 1000 No (2100)
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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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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).