Middle income vs Nepal: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)

Middle income
20.3%
in 2025
Nepal
30.7%
in 2025
Middle income rank
25th
Nepal rank
27th

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

  • Middle income
  • Nepal
0102030200520152025

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 30.7% against 20.3% in Middle income, a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.5 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Middle income ahead.

Middle income ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 27th of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Nepal Difference Ahead
2000s 24.0% 14.4% 9.6% Middle income
2010s 22.6% 27.7% 5.1% Nepal
2020s 21.2% 31.9% 10.7% Nepal

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 (% of), Middle income or Nepal?
Nepal, at 30.7% against 20.3% in Middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Middle income and Nepal?
10.4%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nepal?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Middle income and Nepal rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
Middle income ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 4,921 data points, 2005–2025
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).