Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 17.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 17.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Paraguay peaked at 19.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2013.
Paraguay ranks 98th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.9% | — |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 17.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 17.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.6% | 19.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 14.6% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.2% | 19.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More work & labour data for Paraguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2175 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9753 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,607 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,290 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,534 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,514 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,048 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Paraguay?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Paraguay was 17.3% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2013.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Paraguay ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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).