NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in India
India: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) was 53,331 in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in India, 1994–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in India is 53,331, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in India peaked at 65,474 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47,682, in 1994.
That places India 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 47,682 | — |
| 2000 | 54,696 | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 54,082 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 55,498 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 54,756 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 62,430 | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 65,474 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 63,289 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 59,119 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 54,966 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 49,436 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 51,167 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 53,331 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,682 | 47,682 | 47,682 | 1 |
| 2000s | 54,389 | 54,082 | 54,696 | 2 |
| 2010s | 59,540 | 54,756 | 65,474 | 4 |
| 2020s | 55,218 | 49,436 | 63,289 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in India?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in India was 53,331 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 65,474 in 2019.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,682 in 1994.
- How does India rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo)?
- India ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.