Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 24.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Caribbean Small States, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 24.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Caribbean Small States peaked at 27.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2008.
That places Caribbean Small States 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.5% | — |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 24.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 23.9% | 25.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 24.8% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.2% | 27.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More work & labour data for Caribbean Small States
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Caribbean Small States?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Caribbean Small States was 24.3% 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2008.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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).