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
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Belize, 2012–2019
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
| 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
- 19 India 25.6% compare
- 20 Saint Lucia 25.5%
- 21 Angola 24.9% compare
- 23 New Caledonia 24.7% compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 24.7% compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 24.5% compare
More work & labour data for Belize
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7058 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6517 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7615 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 338.14 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 254.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 219.33 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 228.04 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 447.37 1000 No (2100)
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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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).