Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 18.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Paraguay, 1998–2017
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 18.6% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2017.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Paraguay peaked at 25.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2013.
That places Paraguay 49th out of 124 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23.8% | — |
| 1999 | 23.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 18.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 18.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 17.6% | 25.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.6% | 19.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More work & labour data for Paraguay
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2175 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2425 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Paraguay?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Paraguay was 18.6% in 2017, 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2013.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Paraguay ranks 49th out of 124 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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).