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

South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 11,884 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
11,884
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
42nd
of 87 groups
All-time high
15,821
in 2005
All-time low
11,283
in 2019
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k2005201620272005: 15.8k2006: 15.2k2007: 15.0k2008: 14.3k2009: 14.2k2010: 13.7k2011: 13.4k2012: 12.2k2013: 12.3k2014: 12.0k2015: 12.2k2016: 12.1k2017: 11.8k2018: 11.9k2019: 11.3k2020: 12.0k2021: 12.0k2022: 11.9k2023: 11.4k2024: 11.5k2025: 11.6k2026: 11.7k2027: 11.9k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income is 11,884, measured in 2027.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income peaked at 15,821 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11,283, in 2019.

South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 42nd of 87 groups on this measure, 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: Upper-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: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 15,821
2006 15,232 -3.7%
2007 14,973 -1.7%
2008 14,282 -4.6%
2009 14,229 -0.4%
2010 13,652 -4.1%
2011 13,366 -2.1%
2012 12,163 -9.0%
2013 12,328 +1.4%
2014 11,961 -3.0%
2015 12,220 +2.2%
2016 12,143 -0.6%
2017 11,765 -3.1%
2018 11,860 +0.8%
2019 11,283 -4.9%
2020 12,008 +6.4%
2021 12,010 +0.0%
2022 11,895 -1.0%
2023 11,394 -4.2%
2024 11,502 +0.9%
2025 11,610 +0.9%
2026 11,739 +1.1%
2027 11,884 +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14,907 14,229 15,821 5
2010s 12,274 11,283 13,652 10
2020s 11,755 11,394 12,010 8

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

  1. 39 Myanmar 1,444 compare
  2. 40 Senegal 1,432 compare
  3. 41 Zambia 1,406 compare
  4. 42 Peru 1,365 compare
  5. 43 Burkina Faso 1,352 compare
  6. 44 Côte d'Ivoire 1,351 compare
  7. 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,269 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: Upper-middle income?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income was 11,884 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: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 15,821 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 11,283 in 2019.
How does South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 42nd 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: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South-Eastern 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
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.