Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 37.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2005–2020
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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of is 37.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 62.5% on the previous year and up 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 37.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2010.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4th out of 124 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.5% | — |
| 2006 | 24.5% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | +62.5% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 37.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.8%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 37.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 20.8% | 25.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.8% | 22.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 37.1% in 2020, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2010.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 4th out of 124 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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).