Argentina—NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #105 of 180Updated April 2026
Latest Value
16.3%
2024
YoY Change
+8.6%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#105
of 180 countries
Maximum
22.3%
2020
Minimum
15.0%
2023
CAGR
-1.2%
18 years
Last
16.3%
Previous
15.0%
Highest
22.3%
Lowest
15.0%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Argentina's neet youth (% not in education/employment) was 16.3% in 2024, ranking #105 out of 180 countries. This represents a +8.6% change from 2023. Over the past 18 years, the highest recorded value was 22.3% (2020) and the lowest was 15.0% (2023). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.3% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -27.8% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 21.0% |
Top Countries — NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 65.7% | 2024 |
| 2 | Djibouti | 51.0% | 2017 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 51.0% | 2022 |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 47.5% | 2020 |
| 5 | Sudan | 46.5% | 2022 |
| 6 | Guyana | 45.7% | 2019 |
| 7 | Yemen, Rep. | 44.8% | 2014 |
| 8 | Mauritania | 44.1% | 2019 |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.8% | 2017 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 43.8% | 2021 |
About This Indicator
Definition
NEET Youth (% not in education, employment, training) — World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Data compiled by Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.