NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … square in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … square was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in United Kingdom, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.0042 units per square kilometre for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0056 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
United Kingdom ranks 61st 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) … square in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0042 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0013 units per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0042 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0011 units per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 58 Kuwait 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Togo 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Burkina Faso 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Ethiopia 0.0041 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Samoa 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Guinea 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in United Kingdom?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in United Kingdom was 0.0042 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- United Kingdom ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.