NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in World excluding BRICS

World excluding BRICS: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 20.55 in 2027. ▬ Flat

Latest (2027)
20.55
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
29th
of 87 groups
All-time high
22.04
in 2020
All-time low
20.03
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

051015202005201620272005: 21.32006: 21.12007: 20.92008: 20.92009: 21.12010: 20.82011: 20.82012: 20.82013: 20.82014: 20.82015: 20.72016: 20.82017: 20.72018: 20.52019: 20.52020: 222021: 212022: 20.32023: 202024: 20.32025: 20.32026: 20.42027: 20.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World excluding BRICS stood at 20.55.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World excluding BRICS peaked at 22.04 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.03, in 2023.

That places World excluding BRICS 29th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in World excluding BRICS, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in World excluding BRICS, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 21.3
2006 21.14 -0.8%
2007 20.92 -1.1%
2008 20.85 -0.3%
2009 21.08 +1.1%
2010 20.84 -1.1%
2011 20.77 -0.4%
2012 20.85 +0.4%
2013 20.82 -0.1%
2014 20.8 -0.1%
2015 20.74 -0.3%
2016 20.79 +0.3%
2017 20.73 -0.3%
2018 20.53 -1.0%
2019 20.47 -0.3%
2020 22.04 +7.6%
2021 21.03 -4.6%
2022 20.26 -3.7%
2023 20.03 -1.1%
2024 20.25 +1.1%
2025 20.35 +0.5%
2026 20.45 +0.5%
2027 20.55 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.06 20.85 21.3 5
2010s 20.73 20.47 20.85 10
2020s 20.62 20.03 22.04 8

Countries ranked near World excluding BRICS

  1. 26 Honduras 30.93 compare
  2. 27 Namibia 30.81 compare
  3. 28 Libya 30.75 compare
  4. 29 Sierra Leone 30.6 compare
  5. 30 Nepal 30.51 compare
  6. 31 Central African Republic 30.2 compare
  7. 32 Zimbabwe 30.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World excluding BRICS?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World excluding BRICS was 20.55 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in World excluding BRICS?
The highest recorded value was 22.04 in 2020.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in World excluding BRICS?
The lowest recorded value was 20.03 in 2023.
How does World excluding BRICS rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
World excluding BRICS ranks 29th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in World excluding BRICS?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World excluding BRICS 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.