NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada
Canada: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 13.74 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada, 1976–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Canada recorded 13.74 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada peaked at 23.35 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 11.88, in 2022.
Canada ranks 78th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | — |
| 1977 | 22.44 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 21.7 | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 20.52 | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 20.19 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 19.76 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 23.35 | +18.2% |
| 1983 | 23.31 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 21.98 | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 20.2 | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 18.98 | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 17.59 | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 16.38 | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 15.93 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 16.73 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 18.75 | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 19.34 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 19.27 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 18.34 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 17.76 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 17.66 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 16.92 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 15.96 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 14.87 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 14.48 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 14.08 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 14.08 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.81 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 13.85 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 13.51 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 12.85 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 12.73 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.97 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 14.53 | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 14.35 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.12 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 13.87 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.72 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.33 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 14.08 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.68 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 13.04 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 12.67 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 12.55 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 18.28 | +45.7% |
| 2021 | 13.56 | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 11.88 | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 12.32 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 13.36 | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 13.74 | +2.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 13.74 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.85, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +45.7% | 12.55 | 18.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.66 | 20.52 | 22.44 | 4 |
| 1980s | 19.77 | 15.93 | 23.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.56 | 14.87 | 19.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.69 | 12.73 | 14.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.64 | 12.55 | 14.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.86 | 11.88 | 18.28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More work & labour data for Canada
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3231 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 26,814 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Canada was 13.74 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 23.35 in 1982.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.88 in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Canada ranks 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.