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

Latest (2027)
15.93
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
111th
of 188 countries
All-time high
32.26
in 2006
All-time low
14.34
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bangladesh, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 312006: 32.32007: 32.22008: 32.12009: 31.82010: 30.12011: 29.72012: 29.52013: 29.32014: 29.32015: 29.12016: 28.92017: 27.42018: 24.82019: 22.12020: 20.22021: 17.52022: 152023: 14.32024: 15.42025: 15.62026: 15.82027: 15.9

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

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2027.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 108 Niger 16.37 compare
  2. 109 Saudi Arabia 16.35 compare
  3. 110 Mexico 16.16 compare
  4. 112 Kuwait 15.85 compare
  5. 113 Bahamas 15.41 compare
  6. 114 Israel 15.37 compare

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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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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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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.