NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific
Asia and the Pacific: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 20.14 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Asia and the Pacific recorded 20.14 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific peaked at 23.98 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.43, in 2023.
That places Asia and the Pacific 35th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.96 | — |
| 2006 | 23.98 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 23.74 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 23.49 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 23.38 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 22.94 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 22.37 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 21.9 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 21.99 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 21.94 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 22.08 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 22.22 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 22.31 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.19 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 21.95 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 23.3 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 21.7 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 20.43 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 19.43 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 19.77 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 19.94 | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 20.04 | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 20.14 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.71 | 23.38 | 23.98 | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.19 | 21.9 | 22.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.59 | 19.43 | 23.3 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific
- 32 Zimbabwe 30.2 compare
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.99 compare
- 34 Gabon 29.89 compare
- 35 Congo 29.61 compare
- 36 Zambia 29.18 compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 28.98 compare
- 38 Cape Verde 28.44 compare
More work & labour data for Asia and the Pacific
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2.15 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.05 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.43 million (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.12 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.19 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 41,790 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 19,789 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.58 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.53 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7302 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific was 20.14 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?
- The highest recorded value was 23.98 in 2006.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.43 in 2023.
- How does Asia and the Pacific rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Asia and the Pacific ranks 35th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia and the Pacific 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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About this data
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.