NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 16.49 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific, 2005–2027
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 is 16.49, measured in 2027.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% 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 peaked at 22.23 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.11, in 2023.
That places South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific 57th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.23 | — |
| 2006 | 21.76 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 21.58 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 20.95 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 20.96 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.28 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 19.89 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 19.04 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 19.23 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 18.7 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 18.88 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.65 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 18.24 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 17.54 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 17.51 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.81 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 18.32 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 16.73 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 16.11 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 16.23 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 16.32 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 16.41 | +0.6% |
| 2027 | 16.49 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.49 | 20.95 | 22.23 | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.8 | 17.51 | 20.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.93 | 16.11 | 18.81 | 8 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific
More work & labour data for South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 388,538 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.3 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 197,454 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.995 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 38,048 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 15,997 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.71 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.61 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific was 16.49 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?
- The highest recorded value was 22.23 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.11 in 2023.
- How does South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific ranks 57th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
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.