Bulgaria vs Thailand: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Bulgaria
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 12.4% against 11.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 87th and Thailand ranks 84th of 126 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 11.9% | 7.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 13.9% | 4.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 13.5% | 1.1% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, Bulgaria or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 12.4% against 11.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Bulgaria and Thailand?
- 0.9%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Thailand?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Thailand rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th and Thailand ranks 84th of 126 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, total (% of 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).