NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 5,335 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
5,335
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
10th
of 188 countries
All-time high
5,335
in 2027
All-time low
1,927
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Afghanistan, 2005–2027

02.0k4.0k6.0k2005201620272005: 1.9k2006: 2.0k2007: 2.1k2008: 2.2k2009: 2.3k2010: 2.4k2011: 2.5k2012: 2.6k2013: 2.7k2014: 2.9k2015: 3.0k2016: 3.2k2017: 3.3k2018: 3.4k2019: 3.5k2020: 4.5k2021: 4.5k2022: 4.9k2023: 5.0k2024: 5.0k2025: 5.1k2026: 5.2k2027: 5.3k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 5,335 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Afghanistan peaked at 5,335 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 1,927, in 2005.

Afghanistan ranks 10th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Afghanistan, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 1,927
2006 2,024 +5.0%
2007 2,084 +3.0%
2008 2,163 +3.8%
2009 2,275 +5.1%
2010 2,376 +4.4%
2011 2,502 +5.3%
2012 2,627 +5.0%
2013 2,740 +4.3%
2014 2,860 +4.4%
2015 3,018 +5.5%
2016 3,157 +4.6%
2017 3,300 +4.5%
2018 3,397 +2.9%
2019 3,488 +2.7%
2020 4,540 +30.2%
2021 4,466 -1.6%
2022 4,880 +9.3%
2023 4,950 +1.4%
2024 5,046 +1.9%
2025 5,139 +1.9%
2026 5,235 +1.9%
2027 5,335 +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,095 1,927 2,275 5
2010s 2,946 2,376 3,488 10
2020s 4,949 4,466 5,335 8

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 7 Brazil 5,728 compare
  2. 8 Egypt 5,481 compare
  3. 9 United States of America 5,460 compare
  4. 11 Bangladesh 5,286 compare
  5. 12 Ethiopia 5,103 compare
  6. 13 Sudan 4,723 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Afghanistan?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Afghanistan was 5,335 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 5,335 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1,927 in 2005.
How does Afghanistan rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Afghanistan ranks 10th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.