Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 26.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 26.0%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 31.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.3% | — |
| 2006 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 26.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 28.7% | 30.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 28.4% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 25.9% | 31.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 26.0% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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).