Thailand vs United States: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Thailand
- United States
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 12.4% against 11.6% in United States, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Thailand ranks 84th and United States ranks 86th of 126 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 13.2% | 1.8% | United States |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.8% | 1.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 1.5% | 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, Thailand or United States?
- Thailand, at 12.4% against 11.6% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Thailand and United States?
- 0.8%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United States?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and United States rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Thailand ranks 84th and United States ranks 86th 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).