NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 39.42 in Malawi; the lowest is 4.14 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.6, and the mean is 14.98.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 196.3%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 62.9%).
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 39.42 | 2024 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 35.99 | 2024 | up 117.3% | rising |
| 3 | Honduras | 30.39 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 4 | Kosovo | 30.04 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 5 | Timor-Leste | 29.12 | 2022 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 6 | Belize | 27.38 | 2017 | — | flat |
| 7 | Zambia | 26.69 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 8 | Angola | 24.9 | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 24.69 | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 10 | Ghana | 23.91 | 2024 | up 69.2% | flat |
| 11 | Türkiye | 23.33 | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 12 | Saint Lucia | 22.63 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 22.2 | 2015 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 21.38 | 2002 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 15 | Albania | 21.03 | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 16 | Armenia | 20.18 | 2023 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 17 | Paraguay | 19.56 | 2007 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 19.43 | 2025 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 19 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.05 | 2024 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 20 | Ecuador | 17.72 | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 21 | Romania | 17.04 | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 22 | Mexico | 15.97 | 2026 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 15.85 | 2017 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.85 | 2024 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 25 | Rwanda | 15.29 | 2025 | up 196.3% | rising |
| 26 | Israel | 15.27 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 15.21 | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 28 | Uruguay | 15.05 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 14.91 | 2024 | up 50.5% | falling |
| 30 | Panama | 14.71 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.47 | 2025 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.4 | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 33 | Montenegro | 14.25 | 2024 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 34 | Uganda | 13.77 | 2021 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 35 | Chile | 13.44 | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 13.41 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 13.17 | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 38 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 12.83 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 39 | Serbia | 12.72 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 40 | France | 12.57 | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 11.96 | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 42 | United States of America | 11.59 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 43 | Spain | 10.5 | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 44 | Greece | 10.36 | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 45 | Estonia | 10.23 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 10.23 | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 47 | Poland | 10.09 | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 48 | Hungary | 9.98 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 49 | Slovakia | 9.17 | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 50 | Mongolia | 9.03 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 51 | Australia | 8.4 | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 52 | Finland | 8.28 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 53 | Belgium | 8.15 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 54 | Croatia | 8.08 | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 55 | Cambodia | 8.06 | 2019 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 56 | Malta | 7.84 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 57 | Latvia | 7.77 | 2022 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 58 | Germany | 7.58 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 59 | Slovenia | 7.12 | 2024 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 60 | Czechia | 7.03 | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 61 | Portugal | 7.02 | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 62 | Switzerland | 6.99 | 2025 | down 25.2% | flat |
| 63 | Denmark | 6.9 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 64 | Iceland | 5.84 | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 65 | Norway | 5.82 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 66 | Ireland | 5.67 | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 67 | Sweden | 5.58 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Netherlands | 4.14 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.