NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in World: Lower-middle income excluding India

World: Lower-middle income excluding India: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 71,255 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
71,255
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
12th
of 87 groups
All-time high
71,255
in 2027
All-time low
58,909
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2005–2027

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2005201620272005: 58.9k2006: 60.5k2007: 60.7k2008: 60.9k2009: 61.0k2010: 61.8k2011: 62.7k2012: 63.9k2013: 63.7k2014: 64.3k2015: 65.2k2016: 65.4k2017: 65.7k2018: 64.9k2019: 65.0k2020: 69.3k2021: 67.5k2022: 65.0k2023: 64.6k2024: 66.5k2025: 68.0k2026: 69.6k2027: 71.3k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

World: Lower-middle income excluding India recorded 71,255 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in World: Lower-middle income excluding India peaked at 71,255 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 58,909, in 2005.

That places World: Lower-middle income excluding India 12th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 58,909
2006 60,451 +2.6%
2007 60,748 +0.5%
2008 60,923 +0.3%
2009 60,992 +0.1%
2010 61,759 +1.3%
2011 62,733 +1.6%
2012 63,915 +1.9%
2013 63,749 -0.3%
2014 64,293 +0.9%
2015 65,244 +1.5%
2016 65,426 +0.3%
2017 65,728 +0.5%
2018 64,929 -1.2%
2019 64,960 +0.0%
2020 69,342 +6.7%
2021 67,549 -2.6%
2022 65,010 -3.8%
2023 64,586 -0.7%
2024 66,466 +2.9%
2025 68,032 +2.4%
2026 69,626 +2.3%
2027 71,255 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60,404 58,909 60,992 5
2010s 64,274 61,759 65,728 10
2020s 67,733 64,586 71,255 8

Countries ranked near World: Lower-middle income excluding India

  1. 9 United States of America 5,460 compare
  2. 10 Afghanistan 5,335 compare
  3. 11 Bangladesh 5,286 compare
  4. 12 Ethiopia 5,103 compare
  5. 13 Sudan 4,723 compare
  6. 14 Yemen 3,872 compare
  7. 15 South Africa 3,772 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in World: Lower-middle income excluding India was 71,255 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
The highest recorded value was 71,255 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
The lowest recorded value was 58,909 in 2005.
How does World: Lower-middle income excluding India rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 12th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World: Lower-middle income excluding India 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.