NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 13.88 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income stood at 13.88.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.9% 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: Lower-middle income peaked at 18.51 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.52, in 2023.
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 65th of 87 groups 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 South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.98 | — |
| 2006 | 18.2 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 18.35 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 18.31 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 18.28 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 17.95 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 17.79 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 18.35 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 18.51 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 18.14 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 18.09 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.78 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.55 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.76 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 16.83 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 18.23 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 17.23 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 13.89 | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 13.52 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 13.62 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 13.71 | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 13.81 | +0.7% |
| 2027 | 13.88 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.22 | 17.98 | 18.35 | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.68 | 15.76 | 18.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.74 | 13.52 | 18.23 | 8 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
More work & labour data for South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 154,820 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.81 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 84,060 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.86 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.09 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,494 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 7,809 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.98 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2027)
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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: Lower-middle income?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income was 13.88 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: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.51 in 2013.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.52 in 2023.
- How does South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 65th 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: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle 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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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.