Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Northern America
Northern America: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex was 11.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Northern America, 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Northern America is 11.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Northern America peaked at 15.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2019.
That places Northern America 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.1% | — |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +35.1% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Northern America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +35.1% | 10.6% | 14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.2% | 14.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More education data for Northern America
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.09 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 54.5% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% (2020)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 100.0% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 100.0% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 99.9% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 100.0% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 100.0% (2020)
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Northern America?
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Northern America was 11.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2019.
- How does Northern America rank for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Northern America ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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