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

South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 19.33 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
19.33
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
44th
of 87 groups
All-time high
26.59
in 2005
All-time low
18.73
in 2019
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

01020302005201620272005: 26.62006: 25.62007: 25.22008: 24.12009: 242010: 232011: 22.52012: 20.32013: 20.52014: 19.92015: 20.32016: 20.22017: 19.52018: 19.72019: 18.72020: 19.92021: 19.92022: 19.82023: 18.92024: 19.12025: 19.12026: 19.22027: 19.3

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income recorded 19.33 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% 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: Upper-middle income peaked at 26.59 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.73, in 2019.

That places South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 44th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it 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: Upper-middle 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: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 26.59
2006 25.6 -3.7%
2007 25.2 -1.6%
2008 24.08 -4.4%
2009 24.03 -0.2%
2010 23.04 -4.1%
2011 22.47 -2.5%
2012 20.34 -9.5%
2013 20.53 +0.9%
2014 19.89 -3.1%
2015 20.3 +2.1%
2016 20.17 -0.7%
2017 19.54 -3.1%
2018 19.69 +0.8%
2019 18.73 -4.9%
2020 19.93 +6.4%
2021 19.95 +0.1%
2022 19.77 -0.9%
2023 18.93 -4.2%
2024 19.06 +0.7%
2025 19.15 +0.4%
2026 19.24 +0.5%
2027 19.33 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.1 24.03 26.59 5
2010s 20.47 18.73 23.04 10
2020s 19.42 18.93 19.95 8

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

  1. 41 Mali 27.43 compare
  2. 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.39 compare
  3. 43 Barbados 26.38 compare
  4. 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.25 compare
  5. 45 Rwanda 26.22 compare
  6. 46 Equatorial Guinea 26.01 compare
  7. 47 Eritrea 26 compare

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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: Upper-middle income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income was 19.33 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: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 26.59 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 18.73 in 2019.
How does South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 44th 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: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-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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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.