NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Australia
Australia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 10.05 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Australia, 2018–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Australia recorded 10.05 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
That places Australia 97th out of 113 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11.29 | — |
| 2019 | 11.01 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 12.77 | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 11.07 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 9.97 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 9.24 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 9.86 | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 10.05 | +2.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 10.05 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.85, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Australia's 10.05 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.91, 59% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.15 | 11.01 | 11.29 | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.49 | 9.24 | 12.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Australia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Australia was 10.05 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.77 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.24 in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Australia ranks 97th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.