NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 19.61 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
19.61
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
87th
of 188 countries
All-time high
22.72
in 2020
All-time low
16.68
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kyrgyzstan, 2005–2027

05101520252005201620272005: 16.72006: 16.82007: 17.42008: 17.52009: 17.82010: 19.12011: 17.72012: 182013: 22.62014: 21.42015: 21.72016: 20.52017: 21.52018: 20.72019: 21.62020: 22.72021: 202022: 19.82023: 19.32024: 19.42025: 19.52026: 19.52027: 19.6

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kyrgyzstan stood at 19.61.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 22.72 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.68, in 2005.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 87th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kyrgyzstan, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Kyrgyzstan, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 16.68
2006 16.82 +0.9%
2007 17.37 +3.2%
2008 17.48 +0.6%
2009 17.8 +1.9%
2010 19.07 +7.1%
2011 17.69 -7.2%
2012 18.04 +2.0%
2013 22.59 +25.2%
2014 21.43 -5.1%
2015 21.67 +1.1%
2016 20.55 -5.2%
2017 21.52 +4.8%
2018 20.69 -3.9%
2019 21.55 +4.2%
2020 22.72 +5.4%
2021 19.96 -12.1%
2022 19.83 -0.7%
2023 19.31 -2.6%
2024 19.38 +0.4%
2025 19.46 +0.4%
2026 19.53 +0.4%
2027 19.61 +0.4%

Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries

  • Kyrgyzstan's 19.61 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.72, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kyrgyzstan's 19.61 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.48, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.23 16.68 17.8 5
2010s 20.48 17.69 22.59 10
2020s 19.97 19.31 22.72 8

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 84 Bhutan 19.97 compare
  2. 85 Algeria 19.85 compare
  3. 86 Kenya 19.75 compare
  4. 88 Brazil 19.46 compare
  5. 89 Mozambique 19.44 compare
  6. 90 Côte d'Ivoire 19.43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kyrgyzstan?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kyrgyzstan was 19.61 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 22.72 in 2020.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 16.68 in 2005.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.