NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Japan

Japan: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 3.14 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3.14
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
66th
of 66 countries
All-time high
3.74
in 2014
All-time low
2.97
in 2018
Years of data
6
2014–2019

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Japan, 2014–2019

012342014201620192014: 3.72015: 3.72016: 3.52017: 3.32018: 32019: 3.1

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Japan recorded 3.14 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2019.

The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Japan ranks 66th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Japan, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Japan, 2014 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2014 3.74
2015 3.66 -2.1%
2016 3.55 -3.0%
2017 3.32 -6.5%
2018 2.97 -10.5%
2019 3.14 +5.7%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 3.14 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.46, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 3.14 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.76, 36% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 63 Czechia 4.89 compare
  2. 64 Iceland 4 compare
  3. 65 Netherlands 3.91 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Japan?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Japan was 3.14 in 2019, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 3.74 in 2014.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.97 in 2018.
How does Japan rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Japan ranks 66th out of 66 countries with data for 2019.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
66 places, 650 data points, 2014–2025
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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.