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

Ukraine: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 17.41 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
17.41
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
100th
of 188 countries
All-time high
22.14
in 2005
All-time low
14.87
in 2019
Years of data
17
2005–2021

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ukraine, 2005–2021

051015202005201320212005: 22.12006: 21.22007: 20.22008: 19.62009: 20.42010: 20.12011: 19.42012: 19.12013: 192014: 202015: 17.62016: 18.32017: 16.52018: 15.92019: 14.92020: 16.62021: 17.4

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ukraine is 17.41, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ukraine peaked at 22.14 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.87, in 2019.

Ukraine ranks 100th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Ukraine, 2005 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2005 22.14
2006 21.19 -4.3%
2007 20.23 -4.6%
2008 19.58 -3.2%
2009 20.42 +4.3%
2010 20.05 -1.8%
2011 19.39 -3.3%
2012 19.12 -1.4%
2013 19.02 -0.5%
2014 19.98 +5.0%
2015 17.63 -11.8%
2016 18.26 +3.6%
2017 16.47 -9.8%
2018 15.91 -3.4%
2019 14.87 -6.5%
2020 16.62 +11.7%
2021 17.41 +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.71 19.58 22.14 5
2010s 18.07 14.87 20.05 10
2020s 17.02 16.62 17.41 2

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 97 Turkmenistan 17.65 compare
  2. 98 Montenegro 17.61 compare
  3. 99 Paraguay 17.44 compare
  4. 101 Ethiopia 17.3 compare
  5. 102 Romania 17.25 compare
  6. 103 United States Virgin Islands 17.09 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ukraine?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ukraine was 17.41 in 2021, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 22.14 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 14.87 in 2019.
How does Ukraine rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Ukraine ranks 100th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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.