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NEET rates for 20- to 24-year-olds, Canada and OECD, 1999 to 2019

percentage 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 CanadaCanada OECDOECD
Note(s):
Data for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for 2018 and 2019 were not available when this document was published. Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using the results of the LFS in the provinces; the territories are not included. NEET (not in employment, education or trainingt) rates for Canada are calculated using the months from September to April. Thus, "2019" refers to the period from September 2018 to April 2019. NEET rates for the OECD were calculated using the average of the first three months of the calendar year.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (3701); OECD, Education at a Glance, 1998 to 2019.

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NEET rates for 20- to 24-year-olds, Canada and OECD, 1999 to 2019, percentage
  Canada OECD
1999 15.2 16.7
2000 15.0 17.5
2001 14.9 16.3
2002 14.3 16.6
2003 13.8 16.5
2004 13.8 16.8
2005 13.4 16.7
2006 12.6 16.6
2007 12.8 14.9
2008 12.6 16.0
2009 14.1 17.9
2010 14.7 18.5
2011 14.3 18.4
2012 14.1 17.5
2013 13.4 18.2
2014 14.0 17.4
2015 13.6 16.9
2016 14.0 16.2
2017 12.8 15.4
2018 12.6  
2019 12.1  
Note(s):
Data for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for 2018 and 2019 were not available when this document was published. Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using the results of the LFS in the provinces; the territories are not included. NEET (not in employment, education or trainingt) rates for Canada are calculated using the months from September to April. Thus, "2019" refers to the period from September 2018 to April 2019. NEET rates for the OECD were calculated using the average of the first three months of the calendar year.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (3701); OECD, Education at a Glance, 1998 to 2019.
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