Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Panama
Panama: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 15.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Panama, 1997–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Panama stood at 15.1%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Panama peaked at 25.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2024.
Panama ranks 64th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.4% | — |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | +2.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 15.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Panama's 15.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 77% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.8% | 23.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.4% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 14.7% | 19.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Panama
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1956 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,652 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,175 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,950 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,955 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,905 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Panama?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Panama was 15.1% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Panama ranks 64th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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).