NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in World: Low income
World: Low income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 27.89 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in World: Low income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
World: Low income recorded 27.89 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World: Low income peaked at 28.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.47, in 2011.
World: Low income ranks 12th of 87 groups 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 World: Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.86 | — |
| 2006 | 22.88 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 22.94 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 22.97 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 22.73 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 22.67 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.47 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 23.05 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 22.87 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 23.51 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 24.11 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 25.15 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 25.74 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 26.21 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 26.78 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 28.2 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 27.91 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 27.75 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 27.86 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 27.87 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27.87 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 27.87 | -0.0% |
| 2027 | 27.89 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.88 | 22.73 | 22.97 | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.26 | 22.47 | 26.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9 | 27.75 | 28.2 | 8 |
Countries ranked near World: Low income
More work & labour data for World: Low income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 305,627 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 62.53 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 183,142 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.26 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.83 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 6,863 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,144 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 59.24 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.26 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World: Low income?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World: Low income was 27.89 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: Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in World: Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.47 in 2011.
- How does World: Low income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- World: Low income ranks 12th 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: Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World: Low income 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.