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

Turkmenistan: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 17.65 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
17.65
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
97th
of 188 countries
All-time high
25.79
in 2005
All-time low
16.82
in 2024
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

01020302005201620272005: 25.82006: 25.22007: 24.52008: 24.22009: 24.32010: 24.32011: 24.12012: 242013: 23.82014: 23.42015: 22.72016: 222017: 21.22018: 20.42019: 19.62020: 19.32021: 18.42022: 17.52023: 172024: 16.82025: 172026: 17.32027: 17.7

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Turkmenistan stood at 17.65.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Turkmenistan peaked at 25.79 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.82, in 2024.

Turkmenistan ranks 97th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Turkmenistan, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 25.79
2006 25.23 -2.2%
2007 24.51 -2.9%
2008 24.23 -1.1%
2009 24.35 +0.5%
2010 24.26 -0.3%
2011 24.11 -0.6%
2012 23.98 -0.5%
2013 23.76 -0.9%
2014 23.36 -1.7%
2015 22.7 -2.8%
2016 22.02 -3.0%
2017 21.23 -3.6%
2018 20.4 -3.9%
2019 19.64 -3.7%
2020 19.3 -1.8%
2021 18.42 -4.5%
2022 17.47 -5.2%
2023 17 -2.7%
2024 16.82 -1.1%
2025 17.03 +1.2%
2026 17.27 +1.4%
2027 17.65 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.82 24.23 25.79 5
2010s 22.55 19.64 24.26 10
2020s 17.62 16.82 19.3 8

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 94 Costa Rica 18.48 compare
  2. 95 Sri Lanka 17.72 compare
  3. 96 Mauritius 17.67 compare
  4. 98 Montenegro 17.61 compare
  5. 99 Paraguay 17.44 compare
  6. 100 Ukraine 17.41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Turkmenistan?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Turkmenistan was 17.65 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 25.79 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 16.82 in 2024.
How does Turkmenistan rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Turkmenistan ranks 97th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkmenistan 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.