NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Philippines

Philippines: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 17.03 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.03
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
58th
of 113 countries
All-time high
29.45
in 2010
All-time low
17.03
in 2023
Years of data
18
2006–2023

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Philippines, 2006–2023

01020302006201420232006: 292007: 29.12008: 29.12009: 29.32010: 29.42011: 28.72012: 29.12013: 28.72014: 282015: 27.52016: 26.72017: 26.52018: 25.32019: 24.12020: 27.12021: 23.62022: 18.42023: 17

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2023, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Philippines stood at 17.03. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Philippines peaked at 29.45 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.03, in 2023.

That places Philippines 58th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) in Philippines, 2006 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2006 28.98
2007 29.08 +0.4%
2008 29.13 +0.2%
2009 29.32 +0.6%
2010 29.45 +0.5%
2011 28.68 -2.6%
2012 29.07 +1.4%
2013 28.7 -1.3%
2014 27.96 -2.6%
2015 27.5 -1.6%
2016 26.65 -3.1%
2017 26.45 -0.7%
2018 25.29 -4.4%
2019 24.13 -4.6%
2020 27.14 +12.5%
2021 23.57 -13.1%
2022 18.36 -22.1%
2023 17.03 -7.3%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 17.03 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.57, 83% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 17.03 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.91, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.12 28.98 29.32 4
2010s 27.39 24.13 29.45 10
2020s 21.52 17.03 27.14 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 55 Bangladesh 17.43 compare
  2. 56 Panama 17.24 compare
  3. 57 Trinidad and Tobago 17.1 compare
  4. 59 Myanmar 16.91 compare
  5. 60 Argentina 16.9 compare
  6. 61 Niger 16.8 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Philippines?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Philippines was 17.03 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 29.45 in 2010.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 17.03 in 2023.
How does Philippines rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Philippines ranks 58th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines 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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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
113 places, 2,222 data points, 1976–2026
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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.