NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Canada
Canada: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 664.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Canada, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Canada recorded 664.8 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Canada peaked at 795.87 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 513.31, in 2022.
That places Canada 13th out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 601.01 | — |
| 2015 | 582.35 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 561.75 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 528.05 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 538.7 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 533.29 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 795.87 | +49.2% |
| 2021 | 561.12 | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 513.31 | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 536.4 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 633.98 | +18.2% |
| 2025 | 664.8 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 557.53 | 528.05 | 601.01 | 6 |
| 2020s | 617.58 | 513.31 | 795.87 | 6 |
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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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6552 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,234 1000 No (2050)
- 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: youth not in employment, education or training in Canada?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Canada was 664.8 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 795.87 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 513.31 in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.