Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 22.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia is 22.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Saint Lucia peaked at 39.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2024.
Saint Lucia ranks 70th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32.0% | — |
| 2006 | 30.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -30.9% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | -26.8% |
| 2025 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 22.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 22.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 27.3% | 32.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 29.9% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 22.6% | 39.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9619 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9107 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48.56 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 133.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 55.65 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 52.55 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 108.21 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Saint Lucia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Saint Lucia was 22.8% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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).