NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in BRICS
BRICS: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 19.8 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in BRICS, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in BRICS stood at 19.8.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in BRICS peaked at 23.94 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.3, in 2023.
That places BRICS 38th 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 BRICS, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.94 | — |
| 2006 | 23.83 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 23.53 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.22 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 23.18 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 22.87 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 22.1 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 21.48 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 21.51 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 21.42 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 21.71 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 21.99 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.18 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.33 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 22.25 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.43 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 21.74 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 20.53 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 19.3 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 19.51 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 19.67 | +0.8% |
| 2026 | 19.73 | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 19.8 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.54 | 23.18 | 23.94 | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.98 | 21.42 | 22.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.46 | 19.3 | 23.43 | 8 |
Countries ranked near BRICS
- 35 Congo 29.61 compare
- 36 Zambia 29.18 compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 28.98 compare
- 38 Cape Verde 28.44 compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 27.79 compare
- 40 Ghana 27.61 compare
- 41 Mali 27.43 compare
More work & labour data for BRICS
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.28 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.92 million (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 43,354 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 18,372 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.6807 % change on previous year (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.57 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.2 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.16 (2027)
- Employment 1.80 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in BRICS?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in BRICS was 19.8 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in BRICS?
- The highest recorded value was 23.94 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in BRICS?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3 in 2023.
- How does BRICS rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- BRICS ranks 38th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in BRICS?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this BRICS 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.