NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 5.78 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Hong Kong, China, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 5.78 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Hong Kong, China peaked at 8.99 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.67, in 2024.
That places Hong Kong, China 180th out of 188 countries 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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.97 | — |
| 2006 | 8.94 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.64 | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 6.29 | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 7.41 | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 6.95 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 6.16 | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 6.14 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.67 | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 6.62 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.6 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.1 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 6.38 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 6.49 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.72 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.99 | +33.7% |
| 2021 | 7.24 | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 6.7 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 5.94 | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 5.67 | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 5.7 | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 5.74 | +0.6% |
| 2027 | 5.78 | +0.6% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 5.78 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.68, 54% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 5.78 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.02, 44% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.85 | 6.29 | 8.97 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.48 | 6.1 | 6.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.47 | 5.67 | 8.99 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More work & labour data for Hong Kong, China
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Hong Kong, China?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Hong Kong, China was 5.78 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 8.99 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.67 in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.