Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 19.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 19.6%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Puerto Rico peaked at 22.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 106th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.7% | — |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 19.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 19.6% 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 | 22.2% | 21.7% | 22.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.5% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.2% | 19.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 103 Bangladesh 20.1% compare
- 104 United States Virgin Islands 19.9% compare
- 105 Bahamas 19.8% compare
- 107 Panama 19.5% compare
- 108 Uzbekistan 19.1% compare
- 109 Brunei 19.0% compare
More work & labour data for Puerto Rico
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -2.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -2.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5786 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 142.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 521.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 473.93 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 995.62 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Puerto Rico?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Puerto Rico was 19.6% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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).