Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Suriname
Suriname: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 18.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Suriname, 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 Suriname stood at 18.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Suriname peaked at 19.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2015.
That places Suriname 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.8% | — |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 18.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 18.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 17.5% | 18.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 15.3% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.8% | 19.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 87 Brazil 19.4% compare
- 88 Mozambique 19.3% compare
- 89 Côte d'Ivoire 19.1% compare
- 91 Ecuador 18.9% compare
- 92 North Macedonia 18.5% compare
- 93 Costa Rica 18.3% compare
More work & labour data for Suriname
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3451 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.368 % 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 0.4854 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 480.04 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 168.36 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 358.14 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 350.87 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 709 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Suriname?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Suriname was 18.9% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Suriname ranks 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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).