Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 25.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 25.7%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 30.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2024.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 47 groups 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.3% | — |
| 2006 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 28.9% | 30.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 28.4% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.6% | 30.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More work & labour data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 25.7% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).