India vs Pakistan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 28.5% against 25.6% in India, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Pakistan ahead.
India ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 16th of 124 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 40.6% | 10.8% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 32.4% | 3.0% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 35.2% | 7.1% | 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, India or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 28.5% against 25.6% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between India and Pakistan?
- 2.9%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- India ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 16th of 124 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).