NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Australia
Australia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 8.71 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Australia, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Australia recorded 8.71 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Australia peaked at 11.4 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.91, in 2023.
That places Australia 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.63 | — |
| 2006 | 10.27 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.87 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 9.54 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 11.4 | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 11.32 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.59 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 9.91 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 11.02 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 10.09 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 9.8 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.69 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 8.96 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.42 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 9.36 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.71 | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 9.27 | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 8.39 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 7.91 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 8.53 | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 8.59 | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 8.65 | +0.7% |
| 2027 | 8.71 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.34 | 9.54 | 11.4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.92 | 8.69 | 11.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.84 | 7.91 | 10.71 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 159 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.07 compare
- 160 United Arab Emirates 8.99 compare
- 161 Slovakia 8.94 compare
- 163 Taiwan, China 8.66 compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 8.35 compare
- 165 Croatia 8.22 compare
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Australia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Australia was 8.71 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4 in 2009.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.91 in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Australia ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.