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

Latest (2019)
14.7%
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
45th
of 123 countries
All-time high
15.0%
in 2016
All-time low
10.1%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Belize, 2012–2019

0510152012201520192012: 10.1 % of male youth population2013: 14.1 % of male youth population2014: 14.7 % of male youth population2015: 14 % of male youth population2016: 15 % of male youth population2017: 14.9 % of male youth population2018: 13.5 % of male youth population2019: 14.7 % of male youth population

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

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) in Belize, 2012 to 2019.
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)

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 42 Egypt 14.8% compare
  2. 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.7% compare
  3. 44 Cameroon 14.7% compare
  4. 46 Brazil 14.6% compare
  5. 47 Canada 13.9% compare
  6. 48 Mali 13.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)
Unit
% of male youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).