Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Grenada
Grenada: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 20.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Grenada, 2018–2023
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 Grenada is 20.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 24.8% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Grenada ranks 41st of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26.4% | — |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -24.8% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 20.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 20.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.1% | 26.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 20.1% | 28.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 38 Fiji 20.8% compare
- 39 El Salvador 20.5% compare
- 40 Armenia 20.2% compare
- 42 Jamaica 19.7% compare
- 43 North Macedonia 19.5% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 19.4% compare
More work & labour data for Grenada
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6059 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 51.81 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 57.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 37.43 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36.46 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 73.89 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Grenada?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Grenada was 20.1% in 2023, 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2023.
- How does Grenada rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Grenada ranks 41st out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada 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).