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
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Myanmar, 2005–2027
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 102 Romania 17.25 compare
- 103 United States Virgin Islands 17.09 compare
- 104 Brunei Darussalam 16.81 compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.51 compare
- 107 Argentina 16.43 compare
- 108 Niger 16.37 compare
More work & labour data for Myanmar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4735 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5269 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 29,392 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 32,967 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,258 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 24,401 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,659 1000 No (2100)
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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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.