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

Myanmar: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 16.52 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
16.52
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
105th
of 188 countries
All-time high
18.62
in 2015
All-time low
12.79
in 2018
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

051015202005201620272005: 17.32006: 17.62007: 182008: 18.12009: 18.22010: 18.22011: 18.22012: 18.52013: 18.62014: 18.62015: 18.62016: 17.82017: 16.62018: 12.82019: 13.82020: 152021: 16.92022: 16.22023: 16.12024: 16.22025: 16.32026: 16.42027: 16.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 16.52 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Myanmar peaked at 18.62 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.79, in 2018.

Myanmar ranks 105th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Myanmar, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 17.3
2006 17.65 +2.0%
2007 17.97 +1.8%
2008 18.08 +0.6%
2009 18.18 +0.6%
2010 18.25 +0.4%
2011 18.23 -0.1%
2012 18.49 +1.4%
2013 18.55 +0.4%
2014 18.61 +0.3%
2015 18.62 +0.1%
2016 17.8 -4.4%
2017 16.59 -6.8%
2018 12.79 -22.9%
2019 13.78 +7.8%
2020 15.02 +9.0%
2021 16.92 +12.7%
2022 16.17 -4.4%
2023 16.13 -0.3%
2024 16.23 +0.6%
2025 16.33 +0.6%
2026 16.43 +0.6%
2027 16.52 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.83 17.3 18.18 5
2010s 17.17 12.79 18.62 10
2020s 16.22 15.02 16.92 8

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 102 Romania 17.25 compare
  2. 103 United States Virgin Islands 17.09 compare
  3. 104 Brunei Darussalam 16.81 compare
  4. 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.51 compare
  5. 107 Argentina 16.43 compare
  6. 108 Niger 16.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Myanmar?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Myanmar was 16.52 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 18.62 in 2015.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 12.79 in 2018.
How does Myanmar rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Myanmar ranks 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar 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.