Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cuba
Cuba: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cuba, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cuba is 15.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cuba peaked at 20.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2025.
Cuba ranks 127th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.7% | — |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -0.7% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 15.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.3%, 63% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 15.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.1% | 20.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 16.4% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.3% | 17.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More work & labour data for Cuba
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.07 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1738 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,101 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,722 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,757 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,821 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,577 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cuba?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cuba was 15.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Cuba ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).