NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income

Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 95,571 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
95,571
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
9th
of 87 groups
All-time high
114,059
in 2020
All-time low
91,534
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, 2005–2027

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2005201620272005: 100.6k2006: 102.4k2007: 103.0k2008: 103.1k2009: 103.2k2010: 102.8k2011: 101.0k2012: 100.5k2013: 102.4k2014: 103.9k2015: 105.4k2016: 107.2k2017: 109.1k2018: 109.9k2019: 109.0k2020: 114.1k2021: 105.9k2022: 97.7k2023: 91.5k2024: 94.0k2025: 94.6k2026: 95.1k2027: 95.6k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income recorded 95,571 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income peaked at 114,059 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 91,534, in 2023.

That places Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 9th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top 10%.

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

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 100,559
2006 102,448 +1.9%
2007 103,042 +0.6%
2008 103,117 +0.1%
2009 103,237 +0.1%
2010 102,836 -0.4%
2011 100,971 -1.8%
2012 100,499 -0.5%
2013 102,380 +1.9%
2014 103,900 +1.5%
2015 105,424 +1.5%
2016 107,224 +1.7%
2017 109,076 +1.7%
2018 109,867 +0.7%
2019 109,014 -0.8%
2020 114,059 +4.6%
2021 105,930 -7.1%
2022 97,712 -7.8%
2023 91,534 -6.3%
2024 93,962 +2.7%
2025 94,578 +0.7%
2026 95,090 +0.5%
2027 95,571 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 102,481 100,559 103,237 5
2010s 105,119 100,499 109,867 10
2020s 98,554 91,534 114,059 8

Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income

  1. 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6,927 compare
  2. 7 Brazil 5,728 compare
  3. 8 Egypt 5,481 compare
  4. 9 United States of America 5,460 compare
  5. 10 Afghanistan 5,335 compare
  6. 11 Bangladesh 5,286 compare
  7. 12 Ethiopia 5,103 compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income was 95,571 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 114,059 in 2020.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 91,534 in 2023.
How does Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 9th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 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.