NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada
Canada: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 13.27 in 2025. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada stood at 13.27.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada peaked at 17.89 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.57, in 2022.
Canada ranks 27th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.59 | — |
| 2015 | 13.3 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.88 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 12.05 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 12.18 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 12.02 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.89 | +48.8% |
| 2021 | 12.8 | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 11.57 | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 11.69 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 12.96 | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 13.27 | +2.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 13.27 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.46, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.67 | 12.02 | 13.59 | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.36 | 11.57 | 17.89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada was 13.27 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 17.89 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.57 in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Canada ranks 27th out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.