NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) was 34.28 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Hong Kong, China, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 34.28 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Hong Kong, China peaked at 60.92 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.69, in 2024.
Hong Kong, China ranks 91st of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 60.92 | — |
| 2011 | 53.67 | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 53.72 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 57.41 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 55.24 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 53.37 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 47.76 | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 47.77 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46.45 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 45.56 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 57.03 | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 42.58 | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 38.16 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 36.09 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 33.69 | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 34.28 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.19 | 45.56 | 60.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3 | 33.69 | 57.03 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More work & labour data for Hong Kong, China
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Hong Kong, China?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Hong Kong, China was 34.28 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 60.92 in 2010.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.69 in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo)?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 91st out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.