NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 10.99 in 2027. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Korea, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 10.99 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Korea peaked at 13.31 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.14, in 2007.
Republic of Korea ranks 146th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.45 | — |
| 2006 | 11.49 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 10.14 | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 10.29 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.79 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.17 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 10.93 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 10.92 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.59 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 12.07 | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 12.12 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 12.1 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.43 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.5 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 13.31 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 12.57 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 11.12 | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 11.05 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.04 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 11.02 | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 11 | -0.1% |
| 2027 | 10.99 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.03 | 10.14 | 12.45 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.57 | 10.59 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.51 | 10.99 | 13.31 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More work & labour data for Republic of Korea
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 16,840 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 29,824 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.96 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.78 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 97,052 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 65,686 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 62.02 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9719 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.1065 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Korea?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Korea was 10.99 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.31 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.14 in 2007.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Republic of Korea ranks 146th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.