NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) 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) (15-29) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 41.63 in South Africa; the lowest is 5.35 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.1, and the mean is 18.99.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 187.8%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 57.9%).
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 41.63 | 2024 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 2 | Malawi | 40.99 | 2024 | up 115.5% | rising |
| 3 | Botswana | 39.15 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 4 | Senegal | 38.26 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 5 | Palestine, State of | 37.28 | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 36.57 | 2024 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 7 | Namibia | 35.2 | 2018 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 8 | Kosovo | 34.43 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 9 | Jordan | 34.19 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 10 | Timor-Leste | 33 | 2022 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 32.02 | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 31.79 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 13 | Guyana | 31.49 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 14 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 31.3 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 15 | Tunisia | 31.27 | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 16 | India | 30.39 | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 17 | Honduras | 29.67 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 18 | Egypt | 29.43 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 19 | Vanuatu | 28.17 | 2025 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 20 | Zambia | 27.97 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 21 | Türkiye | 26.3 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 22 | New Caledonia | 25.46 | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 23 | Guatemala | 25.25 | 2024 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.99 | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 25 | Belize | 24.94 | 2019 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 26 | Fiji | 24.83 | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 24.7 | 2025 | down 41.8% | flat |
| 28 | Armenia | 24.47 | 2023 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 29 | Angola | 24.36 | 2025 | down 29.5% | flat |
| 30 | Ghana | 24.18 | 2024 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 23.74 | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 32 | Indonesia | 23.62 | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 33 | Peru | 23.12 | 2022 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 34 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 22.98 | 2017 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 35 | Albania | 22.39 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 22.29 | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 37 | Colombia | 22.19 | 2025 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 22.08 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 21.72 | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 40 | El Salvador | 20.57 | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.55 | 2022 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 42 | Kenya | 20.41 | 2021 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 43 | Georgia | 20.13 | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 19.88 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.88 | 2025 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 46 | Grenada | 19.82 | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 47 | Brazil | 19.77 | 2025 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 48 | Romania | 19.42 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 49 | Jamaica | 19.39 | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 50 | Ecuador | 19.3 | 2025 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 51 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.09 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 52 | Paraguay | 18.79 | 2017 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 53 | Mexico | 18.34 | 2026 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 54 | Bhutan | 17.86 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 17.43 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 56 | Panama | 17.24 | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.1 | 2024 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 58 | Philippines | 17.03 | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 59 | Myanmar | 16.91 | 2020 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 60 | Argentina | 16.9 | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 61 | Niger | 16.8 | 2022 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Seychelles | 16.65 | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 63 | Montenegro | 16.5 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 64 | Chile | 16.27 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 65 | Mauritius | 15.57 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 66 | Rwanda | 15.52 | 2025 | up 187.8% | rising |
| 67 | Korea | 15.34 | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 68 | Italy | 15.19 | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 69 | Cyprus | 14.93 | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 70 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.76 | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 71 | Republic of Moldova | 14.69 | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 72 | Serbia | 14.67 | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 73 | Lithuania | 14.65 | 2024 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 74 | France | 14.53 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 75 | Uganda | 14.47 | 2021 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 76 | Greece | 14.46 | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 77 | Togo | 13.89 | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 78 | Canada | 13.74 | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 79 | Austria | 13.55 | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 80 | Uruguay | 13.38 | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 81 | United States of America | 13.37 | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 82 | Mongolia | 13.34 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 13.1 | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 84 | Thailand | 12.61 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 85 | Nigeria | 12.39 | 2024 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 86 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 12.35 | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 87 | Spain | 12.33 | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 88 | Latvia | 11.85 | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 89 | Slovakia | 11.52 | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 90 | Poland | 11.22 | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 91 | Estonia | 11.01 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 92 | Hungary | 10.88 | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 10.86 | 2024 | up 64.8% | falling |
| 94 | Viet Nam | 10.69 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 95 | Croatia | 10.68 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 96 | Czechia | 10.34 | 2023 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Australia | 10.05 | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 98 | Belgium | 9.9 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 99 | Finland | 9.71 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 100 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.37 | 2025 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 101 | Germany | 8.69 | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 102 | Switzerland | 8.22 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 103 | Portugal | 8.11 | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 104 | Denmark | 8 | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 105 | Ireland | 7.91 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 106 | Slovenia | 7.61 | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 107 | Malta | 7.37 | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 108 | Iceland | 7.33 | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 109 | Singapore | 6.97 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 110 | Cambodia | 6.68 | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 111 | Norway | 6.65 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 112 | Sweden | 6.32 | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Netherlands | 5.35 | 2024 | down 33.2% | 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.