NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Low income

Asia and the Pacific: Low income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 43.68 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
43.68
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 87 groups
All-time high
43.68
in 2027
All-time low
28.88
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Low income, 2005–2027

0102030402005201620272005: 28.92006: 29.22007: 29.32008: 29.42009: 29.72010: 29.92011: 30.22012: 30.42013: 30.72014: 30.82015: 31.42016: 322017: 32.52018: 32.62019: 32.72020: 41.22021: 39.82022: 42.72023: 42.82024: 43.12025: 43.32026: 43.52027: 43.7

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Low income stood at 43.68. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Low income peaked at 43.68 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 28.88, in 2005.

Asia and the Pacific: Low income ranks 1st of 87 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Low income, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Low income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 28.88
2006 29.17 +1.0%
2007 29.3 +0.5%
2008 29.43 +0.4%
2009 29.7 +0.9%
2010 29.89 +0.6%
2011 30.24 +1.2%
2012 30.44 +0.7%
2013 30.67 +0.7%
2014 30.79 +0.4%
2015 31.42 +2.0%
2016 32.04 +2.0%
2017 32.55 +1.6%
2018 32.58 +0.1%
2019 32.67 +0.3%
2020 41.18 +26.1%
2021 39.81 -3.3%
2022 42.69 +7.2%
2023 42.84 +0.3%
2024 43.07 +0.5%
2025 43.29 +0.5%
2026 43.49 +0.5%
2027 43.68 +0.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Low income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +26.1% 32.67 41.18

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.3 28.88 29.7 5
2010s 31.33 29.89 32.67 10
2020s 42.51 39.81 43.68 8

Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific: Low income

  1. 1 Afghanistan 55.48 compare
  2. 2 Sao Tome and Principe 50.81 compare
  3. 3 Djibouti 49.5 compare
  4. 4 Sudan 46.53 compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Low income was 43.68 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
The highest recorded value was 43.68 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 28.88 in 2005.
How does Asia and the Pacific: Low income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Asia and the Pacific: Low income ranks 1st out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia and the Pacific: Low income 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 (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.