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

Hong Kong, China: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0.0325 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0325 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
7th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0802 units per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0325 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
19
2005–2023

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

00.020.040.060.082005201420232005: 0.08 units per square kilometre2006: 0.079 units per square kilometre2007: 0.068 units per square kilometre2008: 0.056 units per square kilometre2009: 0.065 units per square kilometre2010: 0.06 units per square kilometre2011: 0.053 units per square kilometre2012: 0.053 units per square kilometre2013: 0.057 units per square kilometre2014: 0.055 units per square kilometre2015: 0.053 units per square kilometre2016: 0.047 units per square kilometre2017: 0.047 units per square kilometre2018: 0.045 units per square kilometre2019: 0.044 units per square kilometre2020: 0.055 units per square kilometre2021: 0.042 units per square kilometre2022: 0.038 units per square kilometre2023: 0.033 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 0.0325 units per square kilometre for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.0802 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0325 units per square kilometre, in 2023.

Hong Kong, China ranks 7th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0802 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0795 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2007 0.0677 units per square kilometre -14.8%
2008 0.0555 units per square kilometre -18.0%
2009 0.0649 units per square kilometre +16.9%
2010 0.0602 units per square kilometre -7.2%
2011 0.0528 units per square kilometre -12.2%
2012 0.0526 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2013 0.0565 units per square kilometre +7.5%
2014 0.0547 units per square kilometre -3.3%
2015 0.0527 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2016 0.0468 units per square kilometre -11.2%
2017 0.0467 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2018 0.0449 units per square kilometre -3.9%
2019 0.0438 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2020 0.0551 units per square kilometre +25.8%
2021 0.0421 units per square kilometre -23.5%
2022 0.0375 units per square kilometre -10.8%
2023 0.0325 units per square kilometre -13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0696 units per square kilometre 0.0555 units per square kilometre 0.0802 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0512 units per square kilometre 0.0438 units per square kilometre 0.0602 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0418 units per square kilometre 0.0325 units per square kilometre 0.0551 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 4 Palestine, State of 0.043 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 5 Bangladesh 0.0364 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 6 Rwanda 0.0325 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 8 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0251 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 9 Bahrain 0.0244 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 10 Lebanon 0.023 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 Hong Kong, China?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Hong Kong, China was 0.0325 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 Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0802 units per square kilometre in 2005.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0325 units per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
Hong Kong, China ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong, 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.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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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.