Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 12.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago is 12.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 15.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2014.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 113th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.9% | — |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +21.3% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | +2.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 12.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 12.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 13.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.8% | 15.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 110 Saudi Arabia 12.4% compare
- 111 Moldova 12.3% compare
- 112 South Korea 12.2% compare
- 114 Sri Lanka 12.1% compare
- 115 El Salvador 12.0% compare
- 116 Benin 11.9% compare
More work & labour data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9186 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2012 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 812.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago was 12.2% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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).