Female Youth Not in Education or Employment by Country

Share of the female population ages 15-24 that is neither employed nor in school. Data is compiled by the LAC Equity Lab at the World Bank. The indicator tracks a key demographic for social and economic policy.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the female NEET rate over time for specific countries.
• Compare female youth disengagement levels across different geographic regions.
• Correlate the NEET indicator with other national metrics like GDP growth or education spending.
• Model the impact of policy interventions on the share of young women not in school or work.

Strengths

• Indicator provides a standardized measure for cross-country comparison.
• Focuses on a specific, policy-relevant demographic group (females aged 15-24).
• Data originates from the authoritative World Bank and LAC Equity Lab.

Limitations

• Exact temporal coverage, row count, and geographic scope are unknown.
• Underlying data collection methodologies may vary between countries.
• Dataset is limited to a single gender, requiring other sources for a complete gender analysis.

Provenance

Source

World Bank / LAC Equity Lab

Collection Method

Calculated from national household surveys and labor force surveys.

Geography

Likely global or with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region.