NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 15.93 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bangladesh, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 15.93 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bangladesh peaked at 32.26 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.34, in 2023.
Bangladesh ranks 111th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.99 | — |
| 2006 | 32.26 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 32.17 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.09 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.75 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 30.06 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 29.69 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 29.48 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.31 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 29.34 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.12 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 28.88 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 27.39 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 24.75 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 22.07 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 20.16 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 17.5 | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 14.96 | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 14.34 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 15.43 | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 15.6 | +1.1% |
| 2026 | 15.76 | +1.1% |
| 2027 | 15.93 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.85 | 30.99 | 32.26 | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.01 | 22.07 | 30.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.21 | 14.34 | 20.16 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bangladesh?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bangladesh was 15.93 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 32.26 in 2006.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.34 in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Bangladesh ranks 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.