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

South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 19,738 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
19,738
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
29th
of 87 groups
All-time high
25,285
in 2005
All-time low
18,753
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k2005201620272005: 25.3k2006: 24.9k2007: 24.8k2008: 24.2k2009: 24.2k2010: 23.5k2011: 23.2k2012: 22.3k2013: 22.6k2014: 22.0k2015: 22.2k2016: 21.9k2017: 21.3k2018: 20.4k2019: 20.3k2020: 21.8k2021: 21.2k2022: 19.4k2023: 18.8k2024: 19.0k2025: 19.2k2026: 19.4k2027: 19.7k

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 is 19,738, measured in 2027.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific peaked at 25,285 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18,753, in 2023.

That places South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific 29th 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, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 25,285
2006 24,896 -1.5%
2007 24,803 -0.4%
2008 24,166 -2.6%
2009 24,242 +0.3%
2010 23,544 -2.9%
2011 23,204 -1.4%
2012 22,316 -3.8%
2013 22,607 +1.3%
2014 21,997 -2.7%
2015 22,192 +0.9%
2016 21,850 -1.5%
2017 21,256 -2.7%
2018 20,355 -4.2%
2019 20,265 -0.4%
2020 21,754 +7.3%
2021 21,204 -2.5%
2022 19,397 -8.5%
2023 18,753 -3.3%
2024 18,994 +1.3%
2025 19,207 +1.1%
2026 19,448 +1.3%
2027 19,738 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24,678 24,166 25,285 5
2010s 21,959 20,265 23,544 10
2020s 19,812 18,753 21,754 8

Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific

  1. 26 Ghana 1,940 compare
  2. 27 Colombia 1,856 compare
  3. 28 Somalia 1,744 compare
  4. 29 Nepal 1,724 compare
  5. 30 Madagascar 1,673 compare
  6. 31 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,671 compare
  7. 32 Chad 1,645 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific was 19,738 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?
The highest recorded value was 25,285 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 18,753 in 2023.
How does South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific ranks 29th 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?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific 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.