Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Panama
Panama: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 10.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Panama, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Panama recorded 10.4% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Panama peaked at 15.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2013.
That places Panama 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.5% | — |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +40.2% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -30.7% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 10.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 10.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 71% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 12.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 9.1% | 15.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More work & labour data for Panama
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1956 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,652 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,175 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,950 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,955 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,905 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Panama?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Panama was 10.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Panama ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).