ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Barbados
The ILO estimates that 26.2% of young people in Barbados were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Barbados, 2025
26.2%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
40th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Barbados over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Barbados | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.2% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 26.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 29.9%, the figure has changed by −3.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Barbados has the 40th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Barbados
All statistics for Barbados
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
18.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.5%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
98.2%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
94.2%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
17.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
2.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS