Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 19.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Jamaica, 2008–2023
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 Jamaica is 19.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Jamaica peaked at 29.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 26th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 21.6% | — |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +33.2% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -8.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 19.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 19.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.1%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.8% | 21.6% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 20.9% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 19.1% | 27.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More work & labour data for Jamaica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,904 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 799.47 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 544.43 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 522.35 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,067 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Jamaica?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Jamaica was 19.1% in 2023, 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Jamaica ranks 26th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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).