Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Belize
Belize: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 14.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Belize, 2012–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Belize is 14.7%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Belize ranks 45th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.1% | — |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +39.1% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +8.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 14.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belize's 14.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.1%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Belize?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Belize was 14.7% in 2019, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Belize ranks 45th out of 123 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population). 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).