NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Georgia
Georgia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 17.66 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Georgia, 2020–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Georgia is 17.66, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
That places Georgia 16th out of 66 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28.53 | — |
| 2021 | 26.81 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 23.39 | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 20.96 | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 17.54 | -16.3% |
| 2025 | 17.66 | +0.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 17.66 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.18, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 17.66 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.25, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 13 El Salvador 20.08 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 19.43 compare
- 15 Brazil 18.7 compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 16.97 compare
- 18 Romania 16.51 compare
- 19 Republic of Moldova 16.39 compare
More work & labour data for Georgia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5695 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5795 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0234 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,483 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 911.09 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,505 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,465 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,969 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Georgia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Georgia was 17.66 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.53 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.54 in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Georgia ranks 16th out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.