Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 14.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 14.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 18.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2015.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 115th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.8% | — |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 14.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 14.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 74% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.5% | 18.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 17.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Trinidad and Tobago was 14.9% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2015.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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).