Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Belize
Belize: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 24.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Belize, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belize recorded 24.8% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Belize peaked at 30.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2022.
Belize ranks 55th 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 Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.0% | — |
| 2006 | 28.9% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 24.8% | +0.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 24.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 24.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 27.8% | 30.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 24.7% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.5% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More work & labour data for Belize
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7058 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6517 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7615 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 338.14 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 254.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 219.33 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 228.04 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 447.37 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Belize?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Belize was 24.8% 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Belize ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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).