NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: High income
Eastern Asia: High income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 5.77 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: High income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: High income is 5.77, measured in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: High income peaked at 8.21 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.77, in 2027.
That places Eastern Asia: High income 87th out of 87 groups 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 Eastern Asia: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.21 | — |
| 2006 | 7.91 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.43 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 7.44 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.1 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 7.97 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 7.91 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.86 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.68 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 7.37 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 7.65 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.49 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 7.23 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.97 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 6.95 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.31 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 6.83 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 6.18 | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 5.97 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 5.91 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 5.84 | -1.3% |
| 2026 | 5.78 | -0.9% |
| 2027 | 5.77 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.82 | 7.43 | 8.21 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.51 | 6.95 | 7.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 | 5.77 | 7.31 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia: High income
- 84 Bhutan 19.97 compare
- 85 Algeria 19.85 compare
- 86 Kenya 19.75 compare
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 19.61 compare
- 88 Brazil 19.46 compare
- 89 Mozambique 19.44 compare
- 90 Côte d'Ivoire 19.43 compare
More work & labour data for Eastern Asia: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 115,096 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 62.94 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 67,758 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.66 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.823 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 98,137 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 71,409 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.27 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.0575 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.1951 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: High income?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: High income was 5.77 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Asia: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.21 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Asia: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 in 2027.
- How does Eastern Asia: High income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Eastern Asia: High income ranks 87th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Eastern Asia: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia: High income 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.