Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 44.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Venezuela, 2005–2020
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 Venezuela is 44.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 191.5% on the previous year and up 244.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Venezuela peaked at 44.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2011.
Venezuela ranks 2nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.8% | — |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +191.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 44.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 3.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 44.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.1%, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.1% | 17.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.4% | 15.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More work & labour data for Venezuela
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Venezuela?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Venezuela was 44.0% in 2020, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2011.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Venezuela ranks 2nd out of 123 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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).