NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in World
World: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 20.22 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in World, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World is 20.22, measured in 2027.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World peaked at 22.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.7, in 2023.
That places World 34th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.69 | — |
| 2006 | 22.56 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 22.29 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 22.09 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 22.17 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.89 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 21.45 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 21.17 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 21.18 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.11 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 21.22 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.38 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 21.43 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.4 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.33 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.7 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 21.38 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 20.4 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 19.7 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 19.92 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 20.05 | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 20.13 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 20.22 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.36 | 22.09 | 22.69 | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.36 | 21.11 | 21.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.56 | 19.7 | 22.7 | 8 |
Countries ranked near World
- 31 Central African Republic 30.2 compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 30.2 compare
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.99 compare
- 34 Gabon 29.89 compare
- 35 Congo 29.61 compare
- 36 Zambia 29.18 compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 28.98 compare
More work & labour data for World
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1226 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1316 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1143 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.688 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6.68 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3.09 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5.10 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5.08 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10.18 million 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in World was 20.22 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?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7 in 2023.
- How does World rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- World ranks 34th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.