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

Malaysia
10.2%
in 2022
Vietnam
10.3%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
94th
Vietnam rank
91st

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

  • Malaysia
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 10.3% against 10.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 94th and Vietnam ranks 91st of 124 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Vietnam Difference Ahead
2010s 12.8% 9.8% 3.0% Malaysia
2020s 11.0% 13.4% 2.4% Vietnam

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, Malaysia or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 10.3% against 10.2% in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Malaysia and Vietnam?
0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vietnam?
11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Vietnam rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Malaysia ranks 94th and Vietnam ranks 91st 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

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
143 places, 2,755 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).