India vs Lower middle income: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time
- India
- Lower middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 39.7% against 32.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lower middle income ahead.
India ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 123 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 51.7% | 0.1% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 46.3% | 2.1% | India |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 37.8% | 3.8% | 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, India or Lower middle income?
- India, at 39.7% against 32.7% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between India and Lower middle income?
- 7.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- India ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 123 countries.
- 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).