NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: High income

Eastern Asia: High income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 1,120 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
1,120
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
80th
of 87 groups
All-time high
2,073
in 2005
All-time low
1,120
in 2027
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: High income, 2005–2027

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2005201620272005: 2.1k2006: 1.9k2007: 1.8k2008: 1.8k2009: 1.9k2010: 1.8k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.8k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.6k2018: 1.5k2019: 1.5k2020: 1.5k2021: 1.4k2022: 1.3k2023: 1.2k2024: 1.2k2025: 1.1k2026: 1.1k2027: 1.1k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: High income is 1,120, measured in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: High income peaked at 2,073 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,120, in 2027.

Eastern Asia: High income ranks 80th of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Eastern Asia: High income, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Eastern Asia: High income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 2,073
2006 1,949 -6.0%
2007 1,797 -7.8%
2008 1,770 -1.5%
2009 1,901 +7.4%
2010 1,850 -2.7%
2011 1,824 -1.4%
2012 1,808 -0.9%
2013 1,760 -2.6%
2014 1,676 -4.8%
2015 1,730 +3.2%
2016 1,685 -2.6%
2017 1,612 -4.3%
2018 1,534 -4.8%
2019 1,502 -2.0%
2020 1,548 +3.0%
2021 1,415 -8.6%
2022 1,254 -11.4%
2023 1,191 -5.0%
2024 1,168 -1.9%
2025 1,144 -2.1%
2026 1,125 -1.7%
2027 1,120 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,898 1,770 2,073 5
2010s 1,698 1,502 1,850 10
2020s 1,246 1,120 1,548 8

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia: High income

  1. 77 Libya 417.35 compare
  2. 78 Tunisia 416.42 compare
  3. 79 Burundi 413.43 compare
  4. 80 Congo 408.19 compare
  5. 81 Poland 407.47 compare
  6. 82 Central African Republic 403.29 compare
  7. 83 Japan 363.56 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: High income?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: High income was 1,120 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Asia: High income?
The highest recorded value was 2,073 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Asia: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 1,120 in 2027.
How does Eastern Asia: High income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Eastern Asia: High income ranks 80th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Eastern Asia: High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Asia: High 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.