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

Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 34,444 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
34,444
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
19th
of 87 groups
All-time high
61,883
in 2006
All-time low
32,183
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k2005201620272005: 61.6k2006: 61.9k2007: 60.4k2008: 58.9k2009: 58.0k2010: 55.1k2011: 52.3k2012: 48.3k2013: 45.6k2014: 42.2k2015: 39.9k2016: 37.8k2017: 35.8k2018: 33.7k2019: 32.6k2020: 35.2k2021: 32.8k2022: 32.5k2023: 32.2k2024: 32.4k2025: 33.3k2026: 33.7k2027: 34.4k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income stood at 34,444.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income peaked at 61,883 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32,183, in 2023.

That places Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 19th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.

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: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 61,607
2006 61,883 +0.4%
2007 60,398 -2.4%
2008 58,885 -2.5%
2009 57,982 -1.5%
2010 55,106 -5.0%
2011 52,278 -5.1%
2012 48,273 -7.7%
2013 45,607 -5.5%
2014 42,240 -7.4%
2015 39,871 -5.6%
2016 37,776 -5.3%
2017 35,803 -5.2%
2018 33,742 -5.8%
2019 32,588 -3.4%
2020 35,179 +8.0%
2021 32,811 -6.7%
2022 32,473 -1.0%
2023 32,183 -0.9%
2024 32,362 +0.6%
2025 33,268 +2.8%
2026 33,661 +1.2%
2027 34,444 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60,151 57,982 61,883 5
2010s 42,329 32,588 55,106 10
2020s 33,298 32,183 35,179 8

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

  1. 16 Iraq 3,656 compare
  2. 17 Mexico 3,593 compare
  3. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3,359 compare
  4. 19 Philippines 2,945 compare
  5. 20 Türkiye 2,884 compare
  6. 21 Kenya 2,542 compare
  7. 22 Morocco 2,083 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: Upper-middle income?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income was 34,444 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: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 61,883 in 2006.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 32,183 in 2023.
How does Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 19th 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: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Asia and the Pacific: Upper-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
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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.