Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 30.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Venezuela, 2005–2020
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
In 2020, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Venezuela stood at 30.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Venezuela peaked at 33.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2010.
That places Venezuela 24th out of 123 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.5% | — |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | -2.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 30.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.3%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 30.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.2%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 27.8% | 33.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 21 Vanuatu 30.6% compare
- 22 Cameroon 30.4% compare
- 23 Turkey 30.1% compare
- 25 El Salvador 29.9% compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 29.5% compare
- 27 East Timor 29.2% compare
More work & labour data for Venezuela
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Venezuela?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Venezuela was 30.1% in 2020, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2010.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Venezuela ranks 24th out of 123 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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).