NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income

Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 11.47 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
11.47
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
74th
of 87 groups
All-time high
17.12
in 2006
All-time low
10.7
in 2018
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027

0510152005201620272005: 172006: 17.12007: 16.82008: 16.72009: 16.52010: 15.92011: 15.42012: 14.82013: 142014: 13.22015: 12.62016: 12.22017: 11.62018: 10.72019: 10.72020: 12.12021: 10.92022: 10.82023: 10.92024: 10.92025: 11.22026: 11.32027: 11.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income recorded 11.47 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 17.12 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.7, in 2018.

Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 74th of 87 groups on this measure, 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: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 16.98
2006 17.12 +0.8%
2007 16.83 -1.7%
2008 16.7 -0.7%
2009 16.51 -1.2%
2010 15.88 -3.8%
2011 15.35 -3.3%
2012 14.77 -3.8%
2013 14.01 -5.1%
2014 13.22 -5.6%
2015 12.64 -4.4%
2016 12.16 -3.8%
2017 11.65 -4.2%
2018 10.7 -8.2%
2019 10.71 +0.1%
2020 12.09 +12.9%
2021 10.87 -10.1%
2022 10.77 -0.9%
2023 10.93 +1.5%
2024 10.86 -0.7%
2025 11.24 +3.5%
2026 11.29 +0.4%
2027 11.47 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.83 16.51 17.12 5
2010s 13.11 10.7 15.88 10
2020s 11.19 10.77 12.09 8

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income

  1. 71 Tunisia 23.17 compare
  2. 72 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.78 compare
  3. 73 El Salvador 22.07 compare
  4. 74 Nicaragua 22.05 compare
  5. 75 Malawi 21.95 compare
  6. 76 Indonesia 21.65 compare
  7. 77 French Polynesia 21.63 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income was 11.47 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: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 17.12 in 2006.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7 in 2018.
How does Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 74th 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: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Asia: Upper-middle 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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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.