Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 28.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 28.8% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 34.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2025.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 63rd 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34.4% | — |
| 2006 | 33.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 28.8% | -0.2% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 28.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.3%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 28.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 33.0% | 34.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 30.8% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 28.8% | 32.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 60 East Timor 29.4% compare
- 61 Cape Verde 29.2% compare
- 62 Equatorial Guinea 29.1% compare
- 64 Haiti 28.1% compare
- 65 Tonga 28.0% compare
- 66 Maldives 27.4% compare
More work & labour data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7465 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7771 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 71.69 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 37.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32.81 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31.4 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64.22 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 28.8% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2025.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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).