Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Argentina
Argentina: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 16.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Argentina, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Argentina stood at 16.4%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Argentina peaked at 22.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2023.
Argentina ranks 104th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.9% | — |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | +0.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 16.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 82% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 16.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -27.8% | 22.3% | 16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 19.3% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 15.0% | 22.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 101 Turkmenistan 17.0% compare
- 102 Brunei Darussalam 16.7% compare
- 103 United States Virgin Islands 16.6% compare
- 105 Myanmar 16.3% compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.2% compare
- 107 Saudi Arabia 16.2% compare
More work & labour data for Argentina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7783 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7715 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 52,564 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,145 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,111 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,256 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Argentina?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Argentina was 16.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Argentina ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).