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

Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 23.75 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
23.75
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
18th
of 87 groups
All-time high
28.76
in 2006
All-time low
22.84
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

01020302005201620272005: 28.62006: 28.82007: 28.52008: 28.22009: 27.92010: 27.52011: 26.82012: 26.52013: 26.82014: 272015: 27.22016: 27.52017: 27.82018: 27.92019: 27.52020: 28.72021: 26.62022: 24.42023: 22.82024: 23.42025: 23.52026: 23.62027: 23.7

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income is 23.75, measured in 2027.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income peaked at 28.76 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 22.84, in 2023.

That places Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 18th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.

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

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle 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: Lower-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 28.64
2006 28.76 +0.4%
2007 28.53 -0.8%
2008 28.21 -1.1%
2009 27.95 -1.0%
2010 27.55 -1.4%
2011 26.8 -2.7%
2012 26.46 -1.3%
2013 26.76 +1.1%
2014 26.98 +0.8%
2015 27.2 +0.8%
2016 27.5 +1.1%
2017 27.81 +1.2%
2018 27.87 +0.2%
2019 27.54 -1.2%
2020 28.7 +4.2%
2021 26.55 -7.5%
2022 24.42 -8.0%
2023 22.84 -6.5%
2024 23.39 +2.4%
2025 23.51 +0.5%
2026 23.63 +0.5%
2027 23.75 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.42 27.95 28.76 5
2010s 27.25 26.46 27.87 10
2020s 24.6 22.84 28.7 8

Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income

  1. 15 Eswatini 36.94 compare
  2. 16 Senegal 35.43 compare
  3. 17 Vanuatu 35.11 compare
  4. 18 South Africa 34.87 compare
  5. 19 Pakistan 34.54 compare
  6. 20 South Sudan 34.09 compare
  7. 21 Guinea 34.01 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: Lower-middle income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income was 23.75 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: Lower-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 28.76 in 2006.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 22.84 in 2023.
How does Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 18th 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: Lower-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle 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.