Italy vs Malaysia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total

Italy
9.9%
in 2025
Malaysia
10.2%
in 2022
Italy rank
94th
Malaysia rank
92nd

Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time

  • Italy
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 10.2% against 9.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malaysia ahead.

Italy ranks 94th and Malaysia ranks 92nd of 126 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 19.0% 24.3% 5.4% Malaysia
2000s 19.1% 18.8% 0.3% Italy
2010s 20.3% 12.8% 7.6% Italy
2020s 18.3% 11.0% 7.2% Italy

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, Italy or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 10.2% against 9.9% in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Italy and Malaysia?
0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Italy ranks 94th and Malaysia ranks 92nd 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

Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
Unit
% of youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,821 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).