Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 25.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 25.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Paraguay peaked at 29.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2013.
Paraguay ranks 79th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.1% | — |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | +0.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 25.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.3%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 25.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 27.4% | 29.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 21.2% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 76 New Caledonia 25.4% compare
- 77 Cote d'Ivoire 25.3% compare
- 78 French Polynesia 25.2% compare
- 80 Laos 25.0% compare
- 81 Ethiopia 24.6% compare
- 82 Brazil 24.3% compare
More work & labour data for Paraguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2175 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9753 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,607 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,290 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,534 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,514 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,048 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Paraguay?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Paraguay was 25.2% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2013.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Paraguay ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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).