Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Panama
Panama: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 19.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Panama, 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 Panama stood at 19.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Panama peaked at 33.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2024.
That places Panama 107th out of 187 countries 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.0% | — |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | +0.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 19.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 19.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 30.0% | 33.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 22.7% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 19.3% | 23.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 104 United States Virgin Islands 19.9% compare
- 105 Bahamas 19.8% compare
- 106 Puerto Rico 19.6% compare
- 108 Uzbekistan 19.1% compare
- 109 Brunei 19.0% compare
- 110 Liberia 18.8% compare
More work & labour data for Panama
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1956 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,652 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,175 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,950 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,955 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,905 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Panama?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Panama was 19.5% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Panama ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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).