High income vs Pakistan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- High income
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 28.5% against 11.0% in High income, a difference of 17.5%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.6 times High income's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 17th and Pakistan ranks 16th of 19 groups.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 33.8% | 20.8% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 32.4% | 20.3% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 38.6% | 25.9% | Pakistan |
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, High income or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 28.5% against 11.0% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between High income and Pakistan?
- 17.5%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Pakistan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do High income and Pakistan rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- High income ranks 17th and Pakistan ranks 16th 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, 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).