NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income

South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 9.29 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
9.29
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
85th
of 87 groups
All-time high
11.88
in 2009
All-time low
8.58
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income, 2005–2027

02.557.51012.52005201620272005: 11.12006: 10.72007: 10.42008: 10.12009: 11.92010: 11.52011: 112012: 10.52013: 112014: 10.32015: 10.12016: 9.52017: 9.82018: 9.92019: 9.72020: 11.12021: 9.72022: 8.92023: 8.62024: 92025: 9.12026: 9.22027: 9.3

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income is 9.29, measured in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income peaked at 11.88 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.58, in 2023.

South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income ranks 85th of 87 groups on this measure, 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 South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 11.13
2006 10.7 -3.9%
2007 10.41 -2.7%
2008 10.15 -2.5%
2009 11.88 +17.1%
2010 11.49 -3.3%
2011 10.98 -4.4%
2012 10.48 -4.5%
2013 11.02 +5.1%
2014 10.3 -6.5%
2015 10.11 -1.9%
2016 9.54 -5.6%
2017 9.75 +2.2%
2018 9.9 +1.5%
2019 9.71 -1.9%
2020 11.06 +13.9%
2021 9.72 -12.2%
2022 8.9 -8.4%
2023 8.58 -3.6%
2024 9.02 +5.1%
2025 9.12 +1.0%
2026 9.2 +1.0%
2027 9.29 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.85 10.15 11.88 5
2010s 10.33 9.54 11.49 10
2020s 9.36 8.58 11.06 8

Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income

  1. 82 Fiji 20.66 compare
  2. 83 Jamaica 20.31 compare
  3. 84 Bhutan 19.97 compare
  4. 85 Algeria 19.85 compare
  5. 86 Kenya 19.75 compare
  6. 87 Kyrgyzstan 19.61 compare
  7. 88 Brazil 19.46 compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income was 9.29 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income?
The highest recorded value was 11.88 in 2009.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 8.58 in 2023.
How does South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income ranks 85th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income 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
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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.