Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 18.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2005–2025
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 18.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 24.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2025.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.1% | — |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 18.4% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 20.0% | 21.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.2% | 21.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 18.4% | 24.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 18.4% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2025.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 19 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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).