NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … square in Vietnam

Vietnam: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … square was 0.0047 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0047 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
55th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0063 units per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0036 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Years of data
19
2005–2023

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

00.0020.0040.0062005201420232005: 0.006 units per square kilometre2006: 0.006 units per square kilometre2007: 0.006 units per square kilometre2008: 0.006 units per square kilometre2009: 0.006 units per square kilometre2010: 0.004 units per square kilometre2011: 0.004 units per square kilometre2012: 0.005 units per square kilometre2013: 0.005 units per square kilometre2014: 0.005 units per square kilometre2015: 0.005 units per square kilometre2016: 0.005 units per square kilometre2017: 0.004 units per square kilometre2018: 0.004 units per square kilometre2019: 0.006 units per square kilometre2020: 0.006 units per square kilometre2021: 0.006 units per square kilometre2022: 0.005 units per square kilometre2023: 0.005 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 0.0047 units per square kilometre for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in 2023.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Vietnam peaked at 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 units per square kilometre, in 2018.

Vietnam ranks 55th 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 Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Vietnam, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0059 units per square kilometre —
2006 0.0059 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0058 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2008 0.0057 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2009 0.0056 units per square kilometre -2.6%
2010 0.0044 units per square kilometre -20.3%
2011 0.0044 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.005 units per square kilometre +12.8%
2013 0.0052 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2014 0.005 units per square kilometre -4.7%
2015 0.005 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2016 0.0046 units per square kilometre -7.8%
2017 0.0044 units per square kilometre -2.9%
2018 0.0036 units per square kilometre -18.2%
2019 0.0056 units per square kilometre +55.4%
2020 0.006 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2021 0.0063 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2022 0.0047 units per square kilometre -25.3%
2023 0.0047 units per square kilometre -0.5%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 0.0047 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 units per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 0.0047 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0022 units per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … square in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2019 +55.4% 0.0036 units per square kilometre 0.0056 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0058 units per square kilometre 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0047 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre 0.0056 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0054 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 52 Tajikistan 0.0051 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 53 Egypt 0.005 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 54 Djibouti 0.0049 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 56 United States Virgin Islands 0.0044 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 57 Morocco 0.0044 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 58 Kuwait 0.0043 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 Vietnam?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Vietnam was 0.0047 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 Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 0.0063 units per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 units per square kilometre in 2018.
How does Vietnam rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
Vietnam ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam 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
Last refreshed

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.