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

Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 14.26 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
14.26
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
64th
of 87 groups
All-time high
19.97
in 2005
All-time low
13.72
in 2019
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

051015202005201620272005: 202006: 19.82007: 19.52008: 19.12009: 192010: 18.32011: 17.82012: 16.92013: 16.52014: 15.82015: 15.52016: 15.12017: 14.62018: 142019: 13.72020: 152021: 142022: 13.92023: 13.72024: 13.72025: 142026: 14.12027: 14.3

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income stood at 14.26.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income peaked at 19.97 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.72, in 2019.

That places Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 64th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

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: Upper-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: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 19.97
2006 19.84 -0.6%
2007 19.47 -1.9%
2008 19.15 -1.7%
2009 19.02 -0.7%
2010 18.33 -3.6%
2011 17.75 -3.1%
2012 16.87 -5.0%
2013 16.45 -2.5%
2014 15.78 -4.1%
2015 15.47 -1.9%
2016 15.13 -2.2%
2017 14.63 -3.3%
2018 14.02 -4.2%
2019 13.72 -2.1%
2020 14.96 +9.0%
2021 14.03 -6.2%
2022 13.91 -0.9%
2023 13.74 -1.2%
2024 13.74 -0.1%
2025 14.03 +2.2%
2026 14.1 +0.5%
2027 14.26 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.49 19.02 19.97 5
2010s 15.81 13.72 18.33 10
2020s 14.1 13.74 14.96 8

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

  1. 61 Georgia 24.13 compare
  2. 62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 23.99 compare
  3. 63 Peru 23.89 compare
  4. 64 Lebanon 23.83 compare
  5. 65 Western Sahara 23.73 compare
  6. 66 Albania 23.55 compare
  7. 67 Türkiye 23.35 compare

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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: Upper-middle income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income was 14.26 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: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 19.97 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 13.72 in 2019.
How does Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 64th 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: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Asia and the Pacific: Upper-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.