Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 23.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of is 23.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 25.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2010.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 63rd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.5% | — |
| 2006 | 24.5% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | +0.3% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 23.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 23.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 20.8% | 25.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 18.8% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.6% | 24.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
More work & labour data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 23.8% 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2010.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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).