NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income

Southern Asia: Upper-middle income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 26.24 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
26.24
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
14th
of 87 groups
All-time high
35.98
in 2005
All-time low
25.64
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027

0102030402005201620272005: 362006: 35.82007: 34.42008: 34.22009: 34.82010: 34.42011: 32.92012: 32.12013: 33.42014: 33.32015: 32.72016: 32.32017: 32.22018: 322019: 30.42020: 29.42021: 27.52022: 26.92023: 25.62024: 25.82025: 25.92026: 26.12027: 26.2

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income stood at 26.24.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 35.98 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.64, in 2023.

Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 14th of 87 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 35.98
2006 35.78 -0.6%
2007 34.44 -3.7%
2008 34.18 -0.8%
2009 34.82 +1.9%
2010 34.4 -1.2%
2011 32.87 -4.4%
2012 32.07 -2.5%
2013 33.4 +4.1%
2014 33.26 -0.4%
2015 32.69 -1.7%
2016 32.33 -1.1%
2017 32.21 -0.4%
2018 32.05 -0.5%
2019 30.37 -5.2%
2020 29.4 -3.2%
2021 27.47 -6.6%
2022 26.93 -2.0%
2023 25.64 -4.8%
2024 25.79 +0.6%
2025 25.94 +0.6%
2026 26.09 +0.6%
2027 26.24 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.04 34.18 35.98 5
2010s 32.57 30.37 34.4 10
2020s 26.69 25.64 29.4 8

Countries ranked near Southern Asia: Upper-middle income

  1. 11 Lesotho 38.31 compare
  2. 12 Chad 37.95 compare
  3. 13 Iraq 37.33 compare
  4. 14 Mauritania 37.05 compare
  5. 15 Eswatini 36.94 compare
  6. 16 Senegal 35.43 compare
  7. 17 Vanuatu 35.11 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 Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income was 26.24 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 35.98 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 25.64 in 2023.
How does Southern Asia: Upper-middle income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 14th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Asia: 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
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
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.