NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Maldives
Maldives: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 16.67 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Maldives, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 16.67 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Maldives peaked at 30.07 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15.65, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 168th of 188 countries 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.13 | — |
| 2006 | 24.75 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 26.87 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 28.58 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 30.07 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 28.55 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 26.45 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 23.94 | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 21.2 | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 18.6 | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 19.48 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 20.45 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 20.55 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 21.05 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 21.14 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.04 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 20.17 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 17.47 | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 16.06 | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 15.65 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 15.77 | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 16.14 | +2.4% |
| 2027 | 16.67 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.68 | 23.13 | 30.07 | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.14 | 18.6 | 28.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5 | 15.65 | 22.04 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Maldives?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Maldives was 16.67 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 30.07 in 2009.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.65 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Maldives ranks 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.