NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24) by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 53,331 in India; the lowest is 2.51 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 186.24, and the mean is 1,424.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21,256.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 791.4%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 66.0%).
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 53,331 | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 13,211 | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 9,511 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 4 | Ghana | 6,404 | 2024 | up 791.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 5,658 | 2025 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 5,014 | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 7 | Egypt | 4,696 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 4,609 | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 4,354 | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 10 | South Africa | 3,554 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 3,422 | 2026 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 12 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2,752 | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 13 | Turkey | 2,684 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 14 | Philippines | 2,497 | 2023 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 15 | Angola | 1,915 | 2025 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 16 | Kenya | 1,780 | 2021 | up 42.7% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 1,745 | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 18 | Malawi | 1,744 | 2024 | up 219.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1,462 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 1,395 | 2022 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 21 | Senegal | 1,373 | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 1,342 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 23 | Myanmar | 1,327 | 2020 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 24 | Venezuela | 1,231 | 2017 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,189 | 2025 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 26 | Zambia | 1,186 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 27 | Uganda | 1,173 | 2021 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 1,122 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 29 | Mali | 1,104 | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 994.23 | 2024 | up 135.0% | rising |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 963.41 | 2022 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 32 | France | 957.75 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 877.87 | 2025 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 34 | Guatemala | 751.68 | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 697.65 | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 36 | Italy | 696.43 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 37 | Canada | 664.8 | 2025 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 38 | Jordan | 633.36 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 39 | Germany | 632.34 | 2024 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 40 | Belarus | 626.61 | 2024 | up 640.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Niger | 578.13 | 2022 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 558.68 | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 43 | Ecuador | 550.69 | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 44 | Spain | 508.76 | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 45 | Honduras | 496.36 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 46 | Rwanda | 434.81 | 2025 | up 269.5% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 421.89 | 2025 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 48 | Poland | 361.88 | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 49 | Tunisia | 358.31 | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 50 | Romania | 351.39 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 341.7 | 2025 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 52 | Serbia | 341.35 | 2025 | up 114.9% | falling |
| 53 | Australia | 294.94 | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 54 | Paraguay | 249.21 | 2017 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 210.75 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 56 | Togo | 190.09 | 2022 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 57 | El Salvador | 186.24 | 2025 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 58 | Cambodia | 181.42 | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 59 | Palestine | 166.69 | 2025 | down 40.6% | rising |
| 60 | Botswana | 156.44 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 61 | Namibia | 152.11 | 2018 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 136.87 | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 63 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 128.29 | 2025 | down 57.0% | rising |
| 64 | Austria | 123.77 | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 65 | Belgium | 111.62 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 66 | Greece | 111.15 | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 67 | Panama | 105.2 | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 68 | Jamaica | 104.78 | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 69 | Hungary | 96.85 | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 70 | Netherlands | 90.03 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 71 | Timor-Leste | 84.33 | 2022 | up 152.2% | rising |
| 72 | Kosovo | 77.7 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 73 | Portugal | 77.04 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 74 | Czechia | 74.71 | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Sweden | 67.05 | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 64.79 | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 77 | Switzerland | 63.16 | 2025 | down 27.0% | flat |
| 78 | Uruguay | 62.45 | 2025 | down 39.3% | flat |
| 79 | Albania | 59.5 | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 80 | Georgia | 58.63 | 2025 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 81 | Armenia | 55.7 | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.54 | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 83 | Finland | 50.19 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 84 | Denmark | 49.3 | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 85 | Slovakia | 48.39 | 2023 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 86 | Mongolia | 42.79 | 2025 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 87 | Lithuania | 41.26 | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 40.25 | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 89 | Ireland | 38.68 | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 90 | Norway | 38.24 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 91 | Hong Kong | 34.28 | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 92 | Croatia | 31.68 | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.18 | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 94 | Singapore | 26.12 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 95 | Fiji | 25.52 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 96 | Mauritius | 23 | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 97 | Moldova | 21.55 | 2025 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Bhutan | 20.35 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 99 | Belize | 20.32 | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 100 | Latvia | 18.63 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 16.15 | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 102 | Slovenia | 14.88 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 103 | Estonia | 14.19 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 104 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.63 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 105 | Montenegro | 11.65 | 2024 | down 25.7% | flat |
| 106 | Cyprus | 10.79 | 2024 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 107 | New Caledonia | 9.54 | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 108 | Seychelles | 7.85 | 2025 | up 177.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Luxembourg | 7.46 | 2024 | up 88.7% | rising |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 5.26 | 2025 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 111 | Malta | 4.18 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 112 | Grenada | 2.91 | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Iceland | 2.51 | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.