NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income

Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 19,184 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
19,184
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
30th
of 87 groups
All-time high
40,032
in 2006
All-time low
17,390
in 2022
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2005201620272005: 39.2k2006: 40.0k2007: 39.1k2008: 38.5k2009: 37.7k2010: 35.7k2011: 33.6k2012: 31.2k2013: 28.3k2014: 25.6k2015: 23.3k2016: 21.5k2017: 20.0k2018: 18.0k2019: 17.7k2020: 19.7k2021: 17.6k2022: 17.4k2023: 17.7k2024: 17.7k2025: 18.4k2026: 18.6k2027: 19.2k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income stood at 19,184.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 40,032 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17,390, in 2022.

That places Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income 30th 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 Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 39,152
2006 40,032 +2.2%
2007 39,113 -2.3%
2008 38,465 -1.7%
2009 37,676 -2.1%
2010 35,660 -5.4%
2011 33,598 -5.8%
2012 31,152 -7.3%
2013 28,350 -9.0%
2014 25,598 -9.7%
2015 23,268 -9.1%
2016 21,482 -7.7%
2017 20,045 -6.7%
2018 18,021 -10.1%
2019 17,722 -1.7%
2020 19,749 +11.4%
2021 17,598 -10.9%
2022 17,390 -1.2%
2023 17,699 +1.8%
2024 17,703 +0.0%
2025 18,434 +4.1%
2026 18,625 +1.0%
2027 19,184 +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38,887 37,676 40,032 5
2010s 25,489 17,722 35,660 10
2020s 18,298 17,390 19,749 8

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income

  1. 27 Colombia 1,856 compare
  2. 28 Somalia 1,744 compare
  3. 29 Nepal 1,724 compare
  4. 30 Madagascar 1,673 compare
  5. 31 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,671 compare
  6. 32 Chad 1,645 compare
  7. 33 Viet Nam 1,614 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income was 19,184 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 40,032 in 2006.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 17,390 in 2022.
How does Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 30th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Asia: 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.