Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15-24 in North America

21 countries in North America, 2025. Unit: % of youth. World ranking →

First in the ranking
11.5 %
Median country
20.5 %
half above, half below
World
20.0 %
ILO aggregate
Range
11.5 to 30.8
Cuba - Honduras

How to read it

Across 21 countries in North America, the highest value is in Honduras (30.8 %) and the lowest in Cuba (11.5 %).

The median country is at 20.5 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: ILO, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT) · licence

Youth NEET rate over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Cuba11.5
2United States11.7
3Canada13.0
4Panama14.8
5Trinidad and Tobago14.9
6Bahamas15.0
7Mexico16.0
8United States Virgin Islands16.6
9Costa Rica18.3
10Jamaica20.0
11Puerto Rico20.5
12Haiti21.4
13El Salvador21.8
14Nicaragua21.9
15Saint Lucia22.8
16Guatemala24.1
17Belize24.8
18Saint Vincent and the Grenadines25.7
19Dominican Republic25.8
20Barbados26.2
21Honduras30.8
ILO · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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