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

Southern Asia: Upper-middle income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 3,376 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
3,376
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
65th
of 87 groups
All-time high
6,635
in 2005
All-time low
3,090
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k2005201620272005: 6.6k2006: 6.6k2007: 6.3k2008: 6.1k2009: 6.1k2010: 5.8k2011: 5.3k2012: 5.0k2013: 4.9k2014: 4.7k2015: 4.4k2016: 4.2k2017: 4.0k2018: 3.9k2019: 3.6k2020: 3.4k2021: 3.2k2022: 3.2k2023: 3.1k2024: 3.2k2025: 3.2k2026: 3.3k2027: 3.4k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income stood at 3,376.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 6,635 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,090, in 2023.

That places Southern Asia: Upper-middle income 65th 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 Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 6,635
2006 6,619 -0.2%
2007 6,313 -4.6%
2008 6,139 -2.8%
2009 6,077 -1.0%
2010 5,794 -4.6%
2011 5,314 -8.3%
2012 4,959 -6.7%
2013 4,929 -0.6%
2014 4,681 -5.0%
2015 4,384 -6.3%
2016 4,151 -5.3%
2017 3,992 -3.8%
2018 3,862 -3.3%
2019 3,584 -7.2%
2020 3,423 -4.5%
2021 3,202 -6.5%
2022 3,188 -0.4%
2023 3,090 -3.1%
2024 3,158 +2.2%
2025 3,225 +2.1%
2026 3,297 +2.2%
2027 3,376 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,356 6,077 6,635 5
2010s 4,565 3,584 5,794 10
2020s 3,245 3,090 3,423 8

Countries ranked near Southern Asia: Upper-middle income

  1. 62 Jordan 702.74 compare
  2. 63 Honduras 655.86 compare
  3. 64 Sri Lanka 628.9 compare
  4. 65 Malaysia 614.57 compare
  5. 66 Canada 608.69 compare
  6. 67 Germany 599.18 compare
  7. 68 Ecuador 597.98 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 Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income was 3,376 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 6,635 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 3,090 in 2023.
How does Southern Asia: Upper-middle income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 65th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern 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.