Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guyana
Guyana: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 43.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guyana, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guyana is 43.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guyana peaked at 46.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2006.
That places Guyana 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41.7% | — |
| 2006 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 43.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 4.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 43.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.7% | 41.5% | 42.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 42.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 42.7% | 46.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More work & labour data for Guyana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4095 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3957 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4228 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9077 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9156 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 295.49 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.41 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 433.17 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 888.95 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guyana?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guyana was 43.0% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2006.
- How does Guyana rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Guyana ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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).