St. Lucia—NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #71 of 180Updated May 2026
Latest Value
22.6%
2024
YoY Change
-26.8%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#71
of 180 countries
Maximum
39.2%
2021
Minimum
22.6%
2024
CAGR
-4.8%
9 years
Last
22.6%
Previous
30.9%
Highest
39.2%
Lowest
22.6%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
St. Lucia's neet youth (% not in education/employment) was 22.6% in 2024, ranking #71 out of 180 countries. This represents a -26.8% change from 2023. Over the past 9 years, the highest recorded value was 39.2% (2021) and the lowest was 22.6% (2024). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.6% | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -30.9% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 33.6% |
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.