Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay

Paraguay: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
38th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1997
All-time low
0.1%
in 2013
Years of data
23
1997–2021

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay, 1997–2021

00.10.20.31997200920211997: 0.268 % of rural youth population1999: 0.251 % of rural youth population2001: 0.217 % of rural youth population2002: 0.204 % of rural youth population2003: 0.203 % of rural youth population2004: 0.187 % of rural youth population2005: 0.177 % of rural youth population2006: 0.181 % of rural youth population2007: 0.185 % of rural youth population2008: 0.208 % of rural youth population2009: 0.172 % of rural youth population2010: 0.185 % of rural youth population2011: 0.187 % of rural youth population2012: 0.174 % of rural youth population2013: 0.148 % of rural youth population2014: 0.169 % of rural youth population2015: 0.183 % of rural youth population2016: 0.196 % of rural youth population2017: 0.2 % of rural youth population2018: 0.174 % of rural youth population2019: 0.153 % of rural youth population2020: 0.151 % of rural youth population2021: 0.176 % of rural youth population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural youth population.

Analysis

In 2021, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay peaked at 0.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.

Paraguay ranks 38th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population) in Paraguay, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of rural youth population Change
1997 0.3%
1999 0.3% -6.6%
2001 0.2% -13.6%
2002 0.2% -5.8%
2003 0.2% -0.3%
2004 0.2% -8.0%
2005 0.2% -5.3%
2006 0.2% +2.2%
2007 0.2% +2.1%
2008 0.2% +12.5%
2009 0.2% -17.2%
2010 0.2% +7.3%
2011 0.2% +1.4%
2012 0.2% -6.9%
2013 0.1% -15.2%
2014 0.2% +14.2%
2015 0.2% +8.0%
2016 0.2% +7.1%
2017 0.2% +2.2%
2018 0.2% -12.9%
2019 0.2% -12.0%
2020 0.2% -1.4%
2021 0.2% +16.7%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 96% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 35 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2% compare
  2. 36 Nigeria 0.2% compare
  3. 37 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare
  4. 39 Panama 0.2% compare
  5. 40 Bulgaria 0.2% compare
  6. 41 Sri Lanka 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Paraguay was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
How does Paraguay rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural?
Paraguay ranks 38th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population)
Unit
% of rural youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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