NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education … modelled in East Timor
East Timor: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education … modelled was 28.98 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in East Timor, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 28.98 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in East Timor peaked at 31.17 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.04, in 2010.
East Timor ranks 37th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education … modelled in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.91 | — |
| 2006 | 25.8 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.89 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 23.66 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 21.4 | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 19.04 | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 19.2 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.35 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.5 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 19.68 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 19.83 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 20.95 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 23.14 | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 25.21 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 27.52 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 29.52 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 31.17 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 29.12 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 29 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 28.99 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 28.98 | -0.0% |
| 2026 | 28.98 | -0.0% |
| 2027 | 28.98 | -0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 28.98 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.72, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 28.98 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.02, 2.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.53 | 21.4 | 25.91 | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.34 | 19.04 | 27.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.34 | 28.98 | 31.17 | 8 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More work & labour data for East Timor
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 321 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.53 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 667.78 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.77 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.22 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,687 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 3,450 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.18 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in East Timor?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in East Timor was 28.98 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 31.17 in 2021.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.04 in 2010.
- How does East Timor rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- East Timor ranks 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.