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

Korea: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0.006 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.006 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
43rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.009 units per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.006 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
19
2005–2023

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

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.012005201420232005: 0.009 units per square kilometre2006: 0.008 units per square kilometre2007: 0.007 units per square kilometre2008: 0.007 units per square kilometre2009: 0.007 units per square kilometre2010: 0.007 units per square kilometre2011: 0.008 units per square kilometre2012: 0.008 units per square kilometre2013: 0.008 units per square kilometre2014: 0.007 units per square kilometre2015: 0.008 units per square kilometre2016: 0.008 units per square kilometre2017: 0.008 units per square kilometre2018: 0.008 units per square kilometre2019: 0.008 units per square kilometre2020: 0.008 units per square kilometre2021: 0.007 units per square kilometre2022: 0.006 units per square kilometre2023: 0.006 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.006 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 3.6% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Korea peaked at 0.009 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.006 units per square kilometre, in 2023.

Korea ranks 43rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Korea, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Korea, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.009 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0081 units per square kilometre -9.9%
2007 0.0071 units per square kilometre -13.3%
2008 0.0071 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2009 0.0074 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2010 0.0075 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2011 0.0077 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2012 0.0076 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2013 0.0076 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2014 0.0074 units per square kilometre -3.2%
2015 0.0083 units per square kilometre +13.3%
2016 0.0083 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2017 0.0081 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2018 0.0081 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2019 0.0079 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2020 0.0081 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2021 0.0073 units per square kilometre -9.6%
2022 0.0062 units per square kilometre -15.0%
2023 0.006 units per square kilometre -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.0071 units per square kilometre 0.009 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0079 units per square kilometre 0.0074 units per square kilometre 0.0083 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0069 units per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre 0.0081 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 40 Nigeria 0.0068 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 41 Yemen 0.0066 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 42 Cape Verde 0.0062 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 44 Senegal 0.006 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 45 Timor-Leste 0.0059 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 46 Honduras 0.0057 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 Korea?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Korea was 0.006 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 Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.009 units per square kilometre in 2005.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.006 units per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Korea rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
Korea ranks 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea 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
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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.