Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Barbados
Barbados: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 26.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Barbados, 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 Barbados stood at 26.2%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Barbados peaked at 30.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2007.
Barbados ranks 42nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.5% | — |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | +0.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 26.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 26.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 24.2% | 26.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 27.5% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 26.0% | 30.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More work & labour data for Barbados
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6853 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7302 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9854 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8257 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 114.42 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 165.89 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 97.75 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 96.95 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 194.7 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Barbados?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Barbados was 26.2% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Barbados ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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).