NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: 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 South-Eastern Asia, 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 is 16.52, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 22.43 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.15, in 2023.
That places South-Eastern Asia 56th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.43 | — |
| 2006 | 21.95 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 21.76 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.11 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 21.06 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 20.35 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 19.96 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 19.08 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 19.27 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 18.76 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 18.97 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 18.76 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.33 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.59 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 17.57 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.88 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 18.43 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 16.79 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 16.15 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 16.25 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.34 | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 16.44 | +0.6% |
| 2027 | 16.52 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.66 | 21.06 | 22.43 | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.86 | 17.57 | 20.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.98 | 16.15 | 18.88 | 8 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.43 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.15 in 2023.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 56th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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.