NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Taiwan, China

Taiwan, China: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 8.66 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
8.66
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
163rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
17.03
in 2009
All-time low
8.66
in 2027
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Taiwan, China, 2005–2027

0510152005201620272005: 16.82006: 16.42007: 15.92008: 15.92009: 172010: 16.22011: 15.82012: 15.52013: 15.32014: 14.72015: 142016: 13.42017: 12.72018: 122019: 11.32020: 11.52021: 10.62022: 9.82023: 9.42024: 9.42025: 92026: 8.82027: 8.7

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Taiwan, China stood at 8.66. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Taiwan, China peaked at 17.03 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.66, in 2027.

Taiwan, China ranks 163rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Taiwan, China, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Taiwan, China, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 16.8
2006 16.36 -2.7%
2007 15.86 -3.0%
2008 15.86 -0.0%
2009 17.03 +7.4%
2010 16.16 -5.1%
2011 15.75 -2.5%
2012 15.53 -1.4%
2013 15.25 -1.8%
2014 14.66 -3.9%
2015 13.98 -4.6%
2016 13.44 -3.9%
2017 12.75 -5.1%
2018 11.96 -6.2%
2019 11.34 -5.2%
2020 11.53 +1.7%
2021 10.65 -7.6%
2022 9.84 -7.6%
2023 9.43 -4.1%
2024 9.37 -0.7%
2025 9.03 -3.6%
2026 8.79 -2.7%
2027 8.66 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.38 15.86 17.03 5
2010s 14.08 11.34 16.16 10
2020s 9.66 8.66 11.53 8

Countries ranked near Taiwan, China

  1. 160 United Arab Emirates 8.99 compare
  2. 161 Slovakia 8.94 compare
  3. 162 Australia 8.71 compare
  4. 164 Solomon Islands 8.35 compare
  5. 165 Croatia 8.22 compare
  6. 166 Finland 8.14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Taiwan, China?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Taiwan, China was 8.66 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Taiwan, China?
The highest recorded value was 17.03 in 2009.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Taiwan, China?
The lowest recorded value was 8.66 in 2027.
How does Taiwan, China rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Taiwan, China ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Taiwan, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Taiwan, China 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.