Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Belize

Belize: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 24.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
24.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
22nd
of 124 countries
All-time high
27.9%
in 2013
All-time low
12.0%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Belize, 2012–2019

01020302012201520192012: 12 % of youth population2013: 27.9 % of youth population2014: 27.8 % of youth population2015: 27.7 % of youth population2016: 27.4 % of youth population2017: 27.4 % of youth population2018: 24.7 % of youth population2019: 24.9 % of youth population

Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.

Analysis

Belize recorded 24.9% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 108.2% over ten years.

That places Belize 22nd out of 124 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) in Belize, 2012 to 2019.
Year % of youth population Change
2012 12.0%
2013 27.9% +133.6%
2014 27.8% -0.5%
2015 27.7% -0.4%
2016 27.4% -1.1%
2017 27.4% +0.0%
2018 24.7% -9.7%
2019 24.9% +0.7%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 24.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 24.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 19 India 25.6% compare
  2. 20 Saint Lucia 25.5%
  3. 21 Angola 24.9% compare
  4. 23 New Caledonia 24.7% compare
  5. 24 Dominican Republic 24.7% compare
  6. 25 Burkina Faso 24.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Belize?
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Belize was 24.9% in 2019, 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 Belize?
The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2012.
How does Belize rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Belize ranks 22nd out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 108.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize 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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
Unit
% of youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,755 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).