Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Guyana
Guyana: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total was 31.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Guyana, 2018–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 31.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Guyana ranks 8th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 42.9% | — |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | -30.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 31.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 31.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.3% | 42.9% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 31.3% | 46.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More work & labour data for Guyana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4095 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3957 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4228 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9077 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9156 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 295.49 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.41 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 433.17 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 888.95 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Guyana?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Guyana was 31.3% in 2024, 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Guyana ranks 8th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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).