NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in World: Lower-middle income excluding India

World: Lower-middle income excluding India: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 21.42 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
21.42
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
25th
of 87 groups
All-time high
24.58
in 2006
All-time low
20.95
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2005–2027

05101520252005201620272005: 24.42006: 24.62007: 24.32008: 242009: 23.72010: 23.72011: 23.82012: 23.92013: 23.62014: 23.52015: 23.62016: 23.42017: 23.32018: 22.82019: 22.52020: 23.72021: 22.72022: 21.52023: 20.92024: 21.12025: 21.22026: 21.32027: 21.4

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World: Lower-middle income excluding India is 21.42, measured in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World: Lower-middle income excluding India peaked at 24.58 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20.95, in 2023.

That places World: Lower-middle income excluding India 25th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it 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 World: Lower-middle income excluding India, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 24.39
2006 24.58 +0.8%
2007 24.29 -1.2%
2008 23.99 -1.2%
2009 23.7 -1.2%
2010 23.68 -0.1%
2011 23.76 +0.3%
2012 23.93 +0.7%
2013 23.6 -1.4%
2014 23.54 -0.3%
2015 23.62 +0.4%
2016 23.44 -0.8%
2017 23.31 -0.6%
2018 22.76 -2.4%
2019 22.49 -1.2%
2020 23.67 +5.2%
2021 22.69 -4.1%
2022 21.46 -5.4%
2023 20.95 -2.4%
2024 21.15 +1.0%
2025 21.24 +0.4%
2026 21.33 +0.4%
2027 21.42 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.19 23.7 24.58 5
2010s 23.41 22.49 23.93 10
2020s 21.74 20.95 23.67 8

Countries ranked near World: Lower-middle income excluding India

  1. 22 Syrian Arab Republic 33.77 compare
  2. 23 Morocco 32.82 compare
  3. 24 Samoa 30.96 compare
  4. 25 Jordan 30.94 compare
  5. 26 Honduras 30.93 compare
  6. 27 Namibia 30.81 compare
  7. 28 Libya 30.75 compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World: Lower-middle income excluding India was 21.42 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: Lower-middle income excluding India?
The highest recorded value was 24.58 in 2006.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
The lowest recorded value was 20.95 in 2023.
How does World: Lower-middle income excluding India rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 25th 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: Lower-middle income excluding India?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World: Lower-middle income excluding India 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.