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

India: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0.0204 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0204 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
14th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0266 units per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0204 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
19
2005–2023

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

00.010.020.032005201420232005: 0.023 units per square kilometre2006: 0.023 units per square kilometre2007: 0.023 units per square kilometre2008: 0.023 units per square kilometre2009: 0.023 units per square kilometre2010: 0.023 units per square kilometre2011: 0.023 units per square kilometre2012: 0.022 units per square kilometre2013: 0.023 units per square kilometre2014: 0.023 units per square kilometre2015: 0.024 units per square kilometre2016: 0.024 units per square kilometre2017: 0.025 units per square kilometre2018: 0.026 units per square kilometre2019: 0.026 units per square kilometre2020: 0.027 units per square kilometre2021: 0.024 units per square kilometre2022: 0.022 units per square kilometre2023: 0.02 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.0204 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in India peaked at 0.0266 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0204 units per square kilometre, in 2023.

India ranks 14th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in India, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0227 units per square kilometre
2006 0.023 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2007 0.0232 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2008 0.0232 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2009 0.0234 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2010 0.0234 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2011 0.0225 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2012 0.0221 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2013 0.0228 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2014 0.0232 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2015 0.0237 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2016 0.0244 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2017 0.0251 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2018 0.0258 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2019 0.0258 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2020 0.0266 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2021 0.0243 units per square kilometre -8.6%
2022 0.0224 units per square kilometre -8.0%
2023 0.0204 units per square kilometre -9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0231 units per square kilometre 0.0227 units per square kilometre 0.0234 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0239 units per square kilometre 0.0221 units per square kilometre 0.0258 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0234 units per square kilometre 0.0204 units per square kilometre 0.0266 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 11 Barbados 0.0223 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 12 Pakistan 0.0218 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 13 Gambia 0.0215 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 15 Comoros 0.0185 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 16 Haiti 0.0171 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 17 Mauritius 0.0159 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 India?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in India was 0.0204 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 India?
The highest recorded value was 0.0266 units per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0204 units per square kilometre in 2023.
How does India rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
India ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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
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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.