NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Australia
Australia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 294.94 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Australia, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Australia recorded 294.94 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Australia peaked at 339.29 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 264.06, in 2023.
Australia ranks 21st of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 314.8 | — |
| 2015 | 307.33 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 274.55 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 285.29 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 302.47 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 301.72 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 339.29 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 286.64 | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 266.08 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 264.06 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 294.48 | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 294.94 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 297.69 | 274.55 | 314.8 | 6 |
| 2020s | 290.91 | 264.06 | 339.29 | 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: youth not in employment, education or training in Australia?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Australia was 294.94 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 339.29 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 264.06 in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). 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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.