NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in ASEAN
ASEAN: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 18,568 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in ASEAN, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
ASEAN recorded 18,568 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in ASEAN peaked at 24,304 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17,682, in 2023.
That places ASEAN 33rd out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in ASEAN, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24,304 | — |
| 2006 | 23,897 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 23,783 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 23,136 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 23,121 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 22,415 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 22,088 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 21,211 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 21,471 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 20,891 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 21,092 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20,775 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 20,166 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 19,244 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 19,154 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 20,571 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 20,085 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 18,324 | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 17,682 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 17,882 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 18,076 | +1.1% |
| 2026 | 18,299 | +1.2% |
| 2027 | 18,568 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,648 | 23,121 | 24,304 | 5 |
| 2010s | 20,851 | 19,154 | 22,415 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,686 | 17,682 | 20,571 | 8 |
Countries ranked near ASEAN
- 30 Madagascar 1,673 compare
- 31 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,671 compare
- 32 Chad 1,645 compare
- 33 Viet Nam 1,614 compare
- 34 Uganda 1,540 compare
- 35 Mali 1,529 compare
- 36 Mozambique 1,491 compare
More work & labour data for ASEAN
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.49 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 183,655 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 364,441 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.96 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.59 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 348,045 (2025)
- Employment 348,045 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in ASEAN?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in ASEAN was 18,568 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in ASEAN?
- The highest recorded value was 24,304 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in ASEAN?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,682 in 2023.
- How does ASEAN rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- ASEAN ranks 33rd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in ASEAN?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ASEAN 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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About this data
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.