NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 9.07 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
9.07
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
159th
of 188 countries
All-time high
12.77
in 2007
All-time low
9.07
in 2027
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2005–2027

0510152005201620272005: 12.62006: 12.72007: 12.82008: 12.62009: 12.72010: 12.62011: 12.72012: 12.72013: 12.72014: 12.52015: 12.52016: 12.62017: 12.22018: 11.62019: 11.32020: 12.62021: 11.42022: 10.12023: 9.62024: 9.52025: 9.42026: 9.22027: 9.1

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 9.07, measured in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 12.77 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.07, in 2027.

That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 159th 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 12.58
2006 12.68 +0.8%
2007 12.77 +0.8%
2008 12.63 -1.1%
2009 12.67 +0.3%
2010 12.59 -0.6%
2011 12.65 +0.5%
2012 12.66 +0.0%
2013 12.75 +0.7%
2014 12.52 -1.8%
2015 12.49 -0.2%
2016 12.55 +0.5%
2017 12.24 -2.4%
2018 11.64 -4.9%
2019 11.28 -3.1%
2020 12.59 +11.6%
2021 11.39 -9.5%
2022 10.07 -11.6%
2023 9.64 -4.3%
2024 9.52 -1.2%
2025 9.37 -1.6%
2026 9.21 -1.6%
2027 9.07 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.67 12.58 12.77 5
2010s 12.34 11.28 12.75 10
2020s 10.11 9.07 12.59 8

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 156 Hungary 10.08 compare
  2. 157 Luxembourg 9.39 compare
  3. 158 Latvia 9.09 compare
  4. 160 United Arab Emirates 8.99 compare
  5. 161 Slovakia 8.94 compare
  6. 162 Australia 8.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 9.07 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 12.77 in 2007.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 9.07 in 2027.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.