Early-demographic dividend vs India: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 39.7% against 34.5% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and India ranks 8th of 19 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6% | 51.6% | 2.0% | India |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 48.3% | 5.6% | India |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 41.6% | 5.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, female, Early-demographic dividend or India?
- India, at 39.7% against 34.5% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Early-demographic dividend and India?
- 5.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and India?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and India rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and India ranks 8th of 19 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).