NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in China

China: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0019 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
95th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0043 units per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
0.0018 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
19
2005–2023

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in China, 2005–2023

00.0010.0020.0030.0042005201420232005: 0.004 units per square kilometre2006: 0.004 units per square kilometre2007: 0.004 units per square kilometre2008: 0.004 units per square kilometre2009: 0.004 units per square kilometre2010: 0.004 units per square kilometre2011: 0.004 units per square kilometre2012: 0.003 units per square kilometre2013: 0.003 units per square kilometre2014: 0.003 units per square kilometre2015: 0.002 units per square kilometre2016: 0.002 units per square kilometre2017: 0.002 units per square kilometre2018: 0.002 units per square kilometre2019: 0.002 units per square kilometre2020: 0.002 units per square kilometre2021: 0.002 units per square kilometre2022: 0.002 units per square kilometre2023: 0.002 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

China recorded 0.0019 units per square kilometre for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in 2023.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in China peaked at 0.0043 units per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 units per square kilometre, in 2022.

China ranks 95th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in China, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in China, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0042 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0043 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2007 0.0042 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2008 0.0041 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2009 0.004 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2010 0.0038 units per square kilometre -5.3%
2011 0.0036 units per square kilometre -5.8%
2012 0.0033 units per square kilometre -7.3%
2013 0.003 units per square kilometre -9.0%
2014 0.0027 units per square kilometre -9.7%
2015 0.0025 units per square kilometre -9.1%
2016 0.0023 units per square kilometre -7.8%
2017 0.0021 units per square kilometre -6.7%
2018 0.0019 units per square kilometre -10.1%
2019 0.0019 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2020 0.0021 units per square kilometre +11.5%
2021 0.0019 units per square kilometre -10.9%
2022 0.0018 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2023 0.0019 units per square kilometre +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.004 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0027 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 92 Cyprus 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 93 Guinea-Bissau 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 94 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 96 Cambodia 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 97 France 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 98 Malaysia 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in China?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in China was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0043 units per square kilometre in 2006.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 units per square kilometre in 2022.
How does China rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
China ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.