NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bhutan

Bhutan: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 19.97 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
19.97
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
84th
of 188 countries
All-time high
20.24
in 2024
All-time low
9.56
in 2021
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

051015202005201620272005: 13.12006: 132007: 13.42008: 13.42009: 13.52010: 13.82011: 14.12012: 14.62013: 15.32014: 15.42015: 14.62016: 14.72017: 14.92018: 15.22019: 10.42020: 122021: 9.62022: 17.12023: 19.72024: 20.22025: 20.12026: 20.12027: 20

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bhutan is 19.97, measured in 2027.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bhutan peaked at 20.24 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.56, in 2021.

That places Bhutan 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Bhutan, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 13.06
2006 13.01 -0.4%
2007 13.44 +3.3%
2008 13.43 -0.1%
2009 13.49 +0.5%
2010 13.85 +2.6%
2011 14.07 +1.6%
2012 14.65 +4.1%
2013 15.32 +4.6%
2014 15.38 +0.4%
2015 14.62 -5.0%
2016 14.72 +0.7%
2017 14.9 +1.2%
2018 15.19 +1.9%
2019 10.4 -31.5%
2020 11.97 +15.0%
2021 9.56 -20.1%
2022 17.07 +78.5%
2023 19.72 +15.5%
2024 20.24 +2.6%
2025 20.15 -0.5%
2026 20.05 -0.5%
2027 19.97 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.29 13.01 13.49 5
2010s 14.31 10.4 15.38 10
2020s 17.34 9.56 20.24 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bhutan?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bhutan was 19.97 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 20.24 in 2024.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 9.56 in 2021.
How does Bhutan rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Bhutan ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan 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
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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.