NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
9.61 % change on previous year
South Sudan
Lowest
-7.61 % change on previous year
Palestine, State of
Median
1.68 % change on previous year
Years covered
22
2006–2027
Data points
6,048
What the numbers show
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 9.61 % change on previous year in South Sudan; the lowest is -7.61 % change on previous year in Palestine, State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.68 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.61 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 4,481.9%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 2,162.0%).
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 9.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 238.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Mongolia | 6.81 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 214.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Qatar | 6.8 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 219.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Samoa | 6.31 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 974.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.16 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 150.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 5.78 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 217.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Algeria | 4.93 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 1,537.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Gabon | 4.65 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 1,689.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Niger | 4.47 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.46 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 609.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Burundi | 4.45 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Congo | 4.44 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 4.43 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 152.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Angola | 4.34 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 299.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Vanuatu | 4.32 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 631.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Oman | 4.31 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 226.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 4.3 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 797.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 4.13 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Jordan | 4.02 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Mali | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Mauritania | 3.96 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 3.95 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.94 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 236.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Belarus | 3.73 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Iraq | 3.68 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Bahrain | 3.6 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 612.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Republic of Moldova | 3.58 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 199.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Mozambique | 3.57 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 32 | Nigeria | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.35 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Maldives | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 545.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Ireland | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Benin | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Malawi | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Sudan | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Zambia | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 4,481.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Tunisia | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Gambia | 3 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 359.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Guam | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 170.9% | volatile |
| 47 | China | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 144.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Cameroon | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Togo | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Egypt | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 277.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Sweden | 2.84 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Solomon Islands | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Czechia | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Kuwait | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 384.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Chad | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 57 | Georgia | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Western Sahara | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 207.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Israel | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Liberia | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Lebanon | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 63 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 156.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Yemen | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 89.5% | falling |
| 65 | Australia | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Comoros | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 195.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 2.42 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 143.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Guinea | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Slovakia | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Pakistan | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Kenya | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Belgium | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 294.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Ghana | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Uganda | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Philippines | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 244.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Somalia | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 79 | Madagascar | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Libya | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 327.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Namibia | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 194.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Estonia | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Rwanda | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Cape Verde | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Malta | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 169.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Tonga | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 568.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Cyprus | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 171.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Afghanistan | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Eritrea | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Senegal | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Switzerland | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Lesotho | 1.81 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 3,521.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Iceland | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 136.1% | volatile |
| 96 | New Zealand | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 182.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Morocco | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 186.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 1,520.1% | volatile |
| 101 | South Africa | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 1.47 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 104 | Indonesia | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Poland | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Spain | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Finland | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Bahamas | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Hong Kong, China | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 575.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Greece | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Cambodia | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Latvia | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Eswatini | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 192.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Italy | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 117 | United States of America | 0.9581 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 0.9232 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Paraguay | 0.9176 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 292.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Croatia | 0.862 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Guatemala | 0.8446 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 122 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.7927 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Argentina | 0.7885 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 172.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 0.7875 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Germany | 0.7867 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 126 | France | 0.7557 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Armenia | 0.7441 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 113.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Norway | 0.7172 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.6954 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Austria | 0.6927 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Guyana | 0.6562 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 222.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Canada | 0.6294 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Malaysia | 0.5729 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Hungary | 0.543 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Mexico | 0.537 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Romania | 0.5252 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Fiji | 0.4531 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | 0.434 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Haiti | 0.4199 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 3,247.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Japan | 0.4149 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Portugal | 0.3644 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Ecuador | 0.2753 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 143 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2668 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1883 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Honduras | 0.148 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Chile | 0.1453 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Botswana | 0.0391 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Macau, China | 0 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Uruguay | -0.0056 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | -0.009 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 151 | North Macedonia | -0.013 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Denmark | -0.0302 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Suriname | -0.0387 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 101.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Peru | -0.0425 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Thailand | -0.1054 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Myanmar | -0.1286 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Türkiye | -0.1347 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 108.9% | volatile |
| 158 | India | -0.1599 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 105.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Costa Rica | -0.1643 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 160 | New Caledonia | -0.2124 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Djibouti | -0.3425 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 117.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.366 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 357.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Republic of Korea | -0.5011 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Netherlands | -0.6323 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Montenegro | -0.6752 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 166 | El Salvador | -0.7057 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 2,162.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Serbia | -0.7182 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.8579 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 111.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Brazil | -0.866 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 121.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Barbados | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 451.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Nepal | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 114.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Bhutan | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 546.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 174 | French Polynesia | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Belize | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 161.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Cuba | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Colombia | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Jamaica | -1.62 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Lithuania | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Albania | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Taiwan, China | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Puerto Rico | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -2.81 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 135.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Mauritius | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Singapore | -6.75 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 273.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Palestine, State of | -7.61 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 173.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern Africa: Upper-middle income 4.31 % change on previous year
- Chagai 0 % change on previous year
- Central Africa 3.5 % change on previous year
- Arab States: Lower-middle income 3.42 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 3.3 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 3.27 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe: High income 3.19 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income 3.11 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income 3 % change on previous year
- Africa: Lower-middle income 2.96 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income 2.92 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.9 % change on previous year
- Europe and Central Asia: Lower-middle income 2.88 % change on previous year
- Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income 2.88 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe 2.84 % change on previous year
- Africa 2.81 % change on previous year
- Arab States: High income 2.74 % change on previous year
- Africa: Low income 2.72 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 2.72 % change on previous year
- Central and Western Asia: High income 2.58 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 2.53 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa: Lower-middle income 2.51 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 2.42 % change on previous year
- Africa: Upper-middle income 2.41 % change on previous year
- World: Low income 2.41 % change on previous year
- MENA 2.41 % change on previous year
- Arab League 2.41 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia: Upper-middle income 2.4 % change on previous year
- Arab States 2.4 % change on previous year
- World: Lower-middle income excluding India 2.34 % change on previous year
- Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 2.33 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe 2.26 % change on previous year
- Europe and Central Asia: High income 2.04 % change on previous year
- World excluding BRICS 2.02 % change on previous year
- APEC 1.97 % change on previous year
- World excluding India and China 1.94 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 1.92 % change on previous year
- Pacific Islands 1.85 % change on previous year
- Europe and Central Asia 1.73 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income 1.68 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.