NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in G7
G7: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 10.72 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in G7, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in G7 is 10.72, measured in 2027.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in G7 peaked at 13.15 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.94, in 2019.
That places G7 79th 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 G7, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.73 | — |
| 2006 | 11.31 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 11.11 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.44 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 13.05 | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 13.15 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.75 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 12.54 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 12.71 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.11 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 11.5 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 11.18 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.49 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 10.32 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.94 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 12.21 | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 11.03 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 10.23 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 10.15 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 10.56 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 10.62 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 10.67 | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 10.72 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.73 | 11.11 | 13.05 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.67 | 9.94 | 13.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.77 | 10.15 | 12.21 | 8 |
Countries ranked near G7
More work & labour data for G7
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 269,967 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.06 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 405,962 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.8793 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.33 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.55 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 133,818 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 110,526 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in G7?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in G7 was 10.72 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in G7?
- The highest recorded value was 13.15 in 2010.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.94 in 2019.
- How does G7 rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- G7 ranks 79th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this G7 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.