Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 10.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Paraguay, 1998–2017
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
In 2017, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Paraguay stood at 10.3%.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Paraguay peaked at 12.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2008.
Paraguay ranks 84th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.1% | — |
| 1999 | 12.7% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +3.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 10.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 70% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 10.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.1%, 73% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.1% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.2% | 12.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.1% | 10.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Paraguay?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Paraguay was 10.3% in 2017, 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Paraguay ranks 84th out of 123 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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).