NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 28.98 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
28.98
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 188 countries
All-time high
31.17
in 2021
All-time low
19.04
in 2010
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Timor-Leste, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 25.92006: 25.82007: 25.92008: 23.72009: 21.42010: 192011: 19.22012: 19.32013: 19.52014: 19.72015: 19.82016: 212017: 23.12018: 25.22019: 27.52020: 29.52021: 31.22022: 29.12023: 292024: 292025: 292026: 292027: 29

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 31.17 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.04, in 2010.

Timor-Leste 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 or training in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Timor-Leste, 2005 to 2027.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 Timor-Leste

  1. 34 Gabon 29.89 compare
  2. 35 Congo 29.61 compare
  3. 36 Zambia 29.18 compare
  4. 38 Cape Verde 28.44 compare
  5. 39 Papua New Guinea 27.79 compare
  6. 40 Ghana 27.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Timor-Leste?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
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 Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 19.04 in 2010.
How does Timor-Leste rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Timor-Leste 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.