NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … unit in South Korea
South Korea: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … unit was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in South Korea, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in South Korea is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in South Korea peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
South Korea ranks 157th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … unit in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 95% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 12% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More work & labour data for South Korea
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 16,840 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 29,824 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.96 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.78 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 97,052 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 65,686 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 62.02 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9719 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.1065 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in South Korea?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in South Korea was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does South Korea rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- South Korea ranks 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.