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NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) by country

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational...

Countries reporting
188
Highest
62,191
India
Lowest
1.65
United States Virgin Islands
Median
245.41
Years covered
23
2005–2027
Data points
6,324

What the numbers show

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 62,191 in India; the lowest is 1.65 in United States Virgin Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 245.41, and the mean is 1,403.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 37,623.

Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 234.2%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 50.4%).

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 62,191 2027 down 16.6% falling
2 China 19,097 2027 down 4.3% falling
3 Pakistan 18,321 2027 up 34.0% rising
4 Indonesia 10,070 2027 up 6.4% falling
5 Nigeria 7,207 2027 up 28.5% rising
6 Democratic Republic of Congo 6,927 2027 up 62.8% rising
7 Brazil 5,728 2027 down 30.7% falling
8 Egypt 5,481 2027 up 12.4% flat
9 United States 5,460 2027 up 13.0% falling
10 Afghanistan 5,335 2027 up 61.6% rising
11 Bangladesh 5,286 2027 down 40.1% falling
12 Ethiopia 5,103 2027 up 55.8% rising
13 Sudan 4,723 2022 up 85.8% rising
14 Yemen 3,872 2027 up 21.5% rising
15 South Africa 3,772 2027 up 18.8% flat
16 Iraq 3,656 2027 up 21.9% rising
17 Mexico 3,593 2027 down 12.7% falling
18 Iran 3,359 2027 down 15.4% falling
19 Philippines 2,945 2027 down 37.6% falling
20 Turkey 2,884 2027 down 13.0% falling
21 Kenya 2,542 2027 up 64.4% rising
22 Morocco 2,083 2027 down 0.3% falling
23 Angola 2,041 2027 up 40.9% rising
24 Syria 2,016 2027 up 74.0% rising
25 Russia 1,988 2027 up 5.6% falling
26 Ghana 1,940 2027 up 48.3% rising
27 Colombia 1,856 2027 down 0.1% flat
28 Somalia 1,744 2027 up 33.9% rising
29 Nepal 1,724 2027 down 20.7% rising
30 Madagascar 1,673 2027 up 29.5% rising
31 Tanzania 1,671 2027 up 12.3% rising
32 Chad 1,645 2027 up 48.0% rising
33 Vietnam 1,614 2027 up 16.0% falling
34 Uganda 1,540 2027 down 3.0% rising
35 Mali 1,529 2027 up 42.1% rising
36 Mozambique 1,491 2027 up 43.3% rising
37 Algeria 1,476 2027 up 13.9% falling
38 Cameroon 1,467 2027 up 57.0% rising
39 Myanmar 1,444 2027 down 4.6% falling
40 Senegal 1,432 2027 up 31.3% rising
41 Zambia 1,406 2027 up 22.3% rising
42 Peru 1,365 2027 up 47.0% rising
43 Burkina Faso 1,352 2027 up 30.1% rising
44 Cote d'Ivoire 1,351 2027 up 8.7% rising
45 Venezuela 1,269 2027 up 4.8% flat
46 United Kingdom 1,238 2027 up 26.2% falling
47 Argentina 1,173 2027 down 13.1% falling
48 Zimbabwe 1,164 2027 up 73.7% rising
49 Thailand 1,147 2027 down 26.1% flat
50 Malawi 1,121 2027 up 30.1% rising
51 France 1,099 2027 up 1.6% rising
52 Guinea 1,086 2027 up 37.5% rising
53 Niger 1,014 2027 up 0.3% rising
54 Guatemala 919.21 2027 down 5.5% rising
55 Saudi Arabia 889.4 2027 up 8.3% falling
56 South Sudan 872.16 2023 up 38.2% rising
57 Rwanda 820.86 2027 up 35.1% rising
58 Uzbekistan 775.27 2027 down 32.4% falling
59 Tajikistan 769.7 2027 up 6.4% rising
60 Italy 736.37 2027 down 38.0% falling
61 Ukraine 706.44 2021 down 42.5% falling
62 Jordan 702.74 2027 down 7.1% rising
63 Honduras 655.86 2027 up 17.2% rising
64 Sri Lanka 628.9 2027 down 24.7% falling
65 Malaysia 614.57 2027 down 12.0% falling
66 Canada 608.69 2027 up 11.1% flat
67 Germany 599.18 2027 up 9.0% falling
68 Ecuador 597.98 2027 up 10.5% rising
69 Papua New Guinea 584.36 2027 up 4.8% rising
70 Sierra Leone 576.34 2027 up 22.9% rising
71 South Korea 539.85 2027 down 31.8% falling
72 Spain 537.28 2027 down 2.8% falling
73 Dominican Republic 504.95 2027 up 5.7% rising
74 Haiti 492.88 2027 up 9.6% rising
75 Benin 445.71 2027 up 18.5% rising
76 Mauritania 419.94 2027 up 47.3% rising
77 Libya 417.35 2027 up 22.4% falling
78 Tunisia 416.42 2027 down 14.6% falling
79 Burundi 413.43 2027 up 234.2% rising
80 Congo 408.19 2027 up 48.1% rising
81 Poland 407.47 2027 down 8.4% falling
82 Central African Republic 403.29 2027 up 35.2% rising
83 Japan 363.56 2027 down 8.9% falling
84 Romania 363.32 2027 up 15.4% falling
85 Chile 348.83 2027 down 31.0% falling
86 Cambodia 347.98 2027 down 2.9% rising
87 Laos 332.02 2027 down 9.8% flat
88 North Korea 297.27 2027 down 37.8% falling
89 Australia 295.86 2027 up 2.6% falling
90 Nicaragua 285.33 2027 down 1.4% flat
91 Togo 265.35 2027 up 52.4% rising
92 Palestine 258.81 2022 down 1.8% rising
93 Kazakhstan 250.16 2027 up 11.6% falling
94 Kyrgyzstan 247.27 2027 up 6.0% rising
95 Gambia 243.56 2027 up 73.3% rising
96 El Salvador 243.12 2027 down 36.0% falling
97 Israel 240.27 2027 up 40.9% rising
98 Lebanon 235.31 2023 up 10.6% rising
99 Eritrea 217.27 2027 up 38.1% rising
100 Oman 208.94 2027 up 33.6% falling
101 Paraguay 204.9 2027 down 9.8% flat
102 Turkmenistan 202.06 2027 down 20.9% falling
103 Liberia 186.89 2027 up 50.4% rising
104 Botswana 186.59 2027 up 21.3% rising
105 Lesotho 185.42 2027 up 20.6% rising
106 Taiwan 182.86 2027 down 50.3% falling
107 Namibia 175.21 2027 up 5.9% rising
108 Bolivia 168.37 2027 down 33.9% flat
109 Gabon 147.65 2027 up 29.6% rising
110 Cuba 137.12 2027 down 23.2% falling
111 Costa Rica 133.04 2027 down 16.5% falling
112 United Arab Emirates 130.42 2027 up 14.1% rising
113 Austria 120.5 2027 up 15.5% rising
114 Djibouti 115.24 2027 up 8.7% rising
115 Georgia 115.06 2027 up 3.4% falling
116 Greece 112.78 2027 down 34.8% falling
117 Panama 111.32 2027 down 4.9% falling
118 Belgium 106.28 2027 down 17.6% falling
119 Hungary 102.21 2027 down 14.2% falling
120 Equatorial Guinea 97.44 2027 up 63.8% rising
121 Eswatini 93.4 2027 up 8.9% falling
122 Kuwait 90.81 2027 up 27.6% rising
123 East Timor 88.85 2027 up 44.2% rising
124 New Zealand 88.57 2027 up 12.6% rising
125 Mongolia 87.04 2027 down 7.8% falling
126 Jamaica 86.82 2027 down 41.5% falling
127 Serbia 85.43 2027 down 35.2% falling
128 Portugal 85.1 2027 down 16.7% falling
129 Netherlands 77.48 2027 down 13.7% falling
130 Albania 75.99 2027 down 40.1% falling
131 Armenia 75.82 2027 down 22.4% falling
132 Puerto Rico 75.76 2027 down 11.7% falling
133 Sweden 73.42 2027 up 0.4% falling
134 Switzerland 72.89 2027 down 3.2% falling
135 Bulgaria 72.77 2027 down 29.2% falling
136 Uruguay 71.53 2027 down 21.1% falling
137 Guinea-Bissau 66.44 2027 down 15.9% rising
138 Guyana 61.82 2027 down 5.9% rising
139 Belarus 61.8 2027 up 13.3% volatile
140 Czechia 54.74 2027 down 15.3% falling
141 Finland 53.81 2027 down 3.7% falling
142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.43 2027 down 45.6% falling
143 Azerbaijan 51.47 2027 down 18.9% volatile
144 Denmark 49.7 2027 down 11.3% rising
145 Slovakia 49.66 2027 down 32.8% falling
146 Ireland 44.99 2027 down 30.6% falling
147 Singapore 42.95 2027 down 47.5% falling
148 Moldova 42.2 2027 down 34.9% volatile
149 Norway 42.13 2027 up 7.1% rising
150 Lithuania 40.82 2027 up 38.3% falling
151 North Macedonia 38.37 2027 down 41.3% falling
152 Comoros 37.9 2027 up 8.4% falling
153 Croatia 33.11 2027 down 50.4% falling
154 Fiji 33.03 2027 up 4.9% falling
155 Hong Kong 31.24 2027 down 36.3% falling
156 Mauritius 28.74 2027 down 27.5% falling
157 Trinidad and Tobago 28.04 2027 up 2.0% falling
158 Bhutan 27.66 2027 up 23.0% rising
159 Sao Tome and Principe 26.93 2027 up 42.0% rising
160 Cape Verde 26.88 2027 down 12.8% falling
161 Vanuatu 22.73 2027 up 32.3% rising
162 Bahrain 22.49 2027 up 3.3% falling
163 Western Sahara 20.98 2027 up 11.3% falling
164 Suriname 20.64 2027 up 7.4% rising
165 Qatar 19.71 2027 down 24.3% falling
166 Belize 18.66 2027 down 10.9% rising
167 Latvia 17.68 2027 down 19.6% falling
168 Maldives 16.67 2027 down 18.9% falling
169 Slovenia 15.94 2027 up 25.4% falling
170 Cyprus 15.79 2027 down 37.7% falling
171 Estonia 15.23 2027 up 18.4% falling
172 Solomon Islands 14.3 2027 up 54.6% rising
173 Montenegro 13.53 2027 up 1.1% falling
174 Samoa 13.5 2027 up 29.0% rising
175 Brunei 11.18 2027 down 26.3% flat
176 New Caledonia 10.34 2027 down 38.7% falling
177 Barbados 9.39 2027 down 13.1% flat
178 French Polynesia 9.11 2027 down 8.8% falling
179 Bahamas 8.92 2027 down 22.9% falling
180 Luxembourg 7.11 2027 up 62.4% rising
181 Tonga 5.78 2027 up 5.4% flat
182 Saint Lucia 5.61 2027 down 46.6% falling
183 Malta 3.93 2027 down 15.1% falling
184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.8 2027 down 20.9% falling
185 Guam 3.03 2027 down 15.5% falling
186 Macao 2.4 2027 down 42.9% falling
187 Iceland 2.14 2027 up 11.2% falling
188 United States Virgin Islands 1.65 2027 down 12.3% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.