Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Argentina
Argentina: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 15.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Argentina, 2004–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Argentina is 15.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Argentina peaked at 22.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2023.
Argentina ranks 63rd of 124 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, total in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21.0% | — |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | -6.8% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 15.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 77% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 15.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 78% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 19.4% | 21.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.4% | 19.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 15.0% | 22.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More work & labour data for Argentina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7783 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7715 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 52,564 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,145 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,111 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,256 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Argentina?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Argentina was 15.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Argentina ranks 63rd out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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, total (% of 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).