Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 19.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Latin America & Caribbean, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 19.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 23.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.3% | — |
| 2006 | 20.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 20.4% | 21.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.2% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Latin America & Caribbean was 19.3% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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).