NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 33 in 2022. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Timor-Leste, 2007–2022
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2022, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Timor-Leste stood at 33.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Timor-Leste peaked at 36.83 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.13, in 2013.
That places Timor-Leste 10th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 29.08 | — |
| 2010 | 24.79 | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 22.13 | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 23.26 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 22.63 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 36.83 | +62.8% |
| 2022 | 33 | -10.4% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 33 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.67, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 33 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.91, 2.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.08 | 29.08 | 29.08 | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.2 | 22.13 | 24.79 | 4 |
| 2020s | 34.91 | 33 | 36.83 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More work & labour data for Timor-Leste
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 321 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.53 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 667.78 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.77 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.22 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,687 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 3,450 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.18 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Timor-Leste?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Timor-Leste was 33 in 2022, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 36.83 in 2021.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.13 in 2013.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Timor-Leste ranks 10th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.