East Timor vs Upper middle income: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- East Timor
- Upper middle income
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 29.0% against 16.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.5%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was East Timor ahead.
East Timor ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 187 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 21.0% | 3.5% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 18.5% | 2.9% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 17.0% | 12.4% | East Timor |
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), East Timor or Upper middle income?
- East Timor, at 29.0% against 16.5% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between East Timor and Upper middle income?
- 12.5%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Upper middle income?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Upper middle income rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- East Timor ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 187 countries.
- 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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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).