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

South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 7,393 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
7,393
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
46th
of 87 groups
All-time high
9,733
in 2013
All-time low
6,933
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2005201620272005: 9.0k2006: 9.2k2007: 9.4k2008: 9.4k2009: 9.4k2010: 9.3k2011: 9.3k2012: 9.6k2013: 9.7k2014: 9.5k2015: 9.5k2016: 9.2k2017: 9.0k2018: 8.0k2019: 8.5k2020: 9.2k2021: 8.7k2022: 7.1k2023: 6.9k2024: 7.0k2025: 7.1k2026: 7.3k2027: 7.4k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income recorded 7,393 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income peaked at 9,733 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6,933, in 2023.

That places South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 46th 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 South-Eastern 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 South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 8,985
2006 9,193 +2.3%
2007 9,360 +1.8%
2008 9,412 +0.6%
2009 9,449 +0.4%
2010 9,339 -1.2%
2011 9,304 -0.4%
2012 9,638 +3.6%
2013 9,733 +1.0%
2014 9,522 -2.2%
2015 9,465 -0.6%
2016 9,226 -2.5%
2017 8,997 -2.5%
2018 7,992 -11.2%
2019 8,490 +6.2%
2020 9,193 +8.3%
2021 8,715 -5.2%
2022 7,063 -19.0%
2023 6,933 -1.8%
2024 7,045 +1.6%
2025 7,146 +1.4%
2026 7,253 +1.5%
2027 7,393 +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9,280 8,985 9,449 5
2010s 9,170 7,992 9,733 10
2020s 7,593 6,933 9,193 8

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

  1. 43 Burkina Faso 1,352 compare
  2. 44 Côte d'Ivoire 1,351 compare
  3. 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,269 compare
  4. 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,238 compare
  5. 47 Argentina 1,173 compare
  6. 48 Zimbabwe 1,164 compare
  7. 49 Thailand 1,147 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 South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income was 7,393 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 9,733 in 2013.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 6,933 in 2023.
How does South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 46th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South-Eastern 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.