Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 15.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Bahamas, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 15.0% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Bahamas peaked at 25.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2024.
That places Bahamas 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.3% | — |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | +3.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 15.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 15.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 75% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 16.6% | 21.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 16.6% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.6% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2148 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2821 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 419.94 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 54.95 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 384.95 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Bahamas?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Bahamas was 15.0% 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Bahamas ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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).