Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 20.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Puerto Rico, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Puerto Rico stood at 20.5%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Puerto Rico peaked at 24.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.7% | — |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 20.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 20.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 22.7% | 24.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 18.7% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.5% | 20.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Puerto Rico?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Puerto Rico was 20.5% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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).