NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in World: Upper-middle income
World: Upper-middle income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 66,721 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in World: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in World: Upper-middle income is 66,721, measured in 2027.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in World: Upper-middle income peaked at 100,460 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 63,769, in 2023.
World: Upper-middle income ranks 13th of 87 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in World: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100,460 | — |
| 2006 | 99,827 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 97,877 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 95,621 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 94,508 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 90,918 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 87,483 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 83,090 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 80,108 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 76,325 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 73,832 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 72,113 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 70,072 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 67,800 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 66,511 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 72,022 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 66,749 | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 65,139 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 63,769 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 63,852 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 64,993 | +1.8% |
| 2026 | 65,649 | +1.0% |
| 2027 | 66,721 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97,659 | 94,508 | 100,460 | 5 |
| 2010s | 76,825 | 66,511 | 90,918 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,112 | 63,769 | 72,022 | 8 |
Countries ranked near World: Upper-middle income
- 10 Afghanistan 5,335 compare
- 11 Bangladesh 5,286 compare
- 12 Ethiopia 5,103 compare
- 13 Sudan 4,723 compare
- 14 Yemen 3,872 compare
- 15 South Africa 3,772 compare
- 16 Iraq 3,656 compare
More work & labour data for World: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.46 million (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 898,488 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.88 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 49,678 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.6 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.53 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,694 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3489 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 1.37 million (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 1.37 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in World: Upper-middle income?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in World: Upper-middle income was 66,721 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in World: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 100,460 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in World: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,769 in 2023.
- How does World: Upper-middle income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- World: Upper-middle income ranks 13th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in World: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World: 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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About this data
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.