NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) 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...

Countries reporting
116
Highest
93,242
India
Lowest
4.2
Grenada
Median
329.7
Years covered
51
1976–2026
Data points
2,252

What the numbers show

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 93,242 in India; the lowest is 4.2 in Grenada.

The median across all reporting countries is 329.7, and the mean is 2,249.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22,179.

Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 307.1%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 63.1%).

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 93,242 2025 up 3.9% rising
2 Pakistan 20,217 2025 up 16.7% rising
3 Indonesia 15,836 2023 up 1.5% falling
4 Brazil 9,241 2025 down 21.3% rising
5 United States of America 8,260 2025 down 6.7% rising
6 Egypt 7,893 2024 up 8.7% rising
7 Bangladesh 7,364 2024 down 45.5% falling
8 Nigeria 6,727 2024 down 46.9% falling
9 South Africa 6,497 2024 up 17.5% rising
10 Mexico 5,652 2026 down 14.4% falling
11 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5,062 2024 down 36.9% falling
12 Philippines 5,023 2023 down 36.5% falling
13 Türkiye 4,712 2025 down 6.0% falling
14 Kenya 2,709 2021 up 56.1% flat
15 Colombia 2,648 2025 up 7.9% flat
16 Angola 2,517 2025 up 12.1% rising
17 Malawi 2,392 2024 up 307.1% volatile
18 Myanmar 2,161 2020 down 42.1% falling
19 Peru 2,078 2022 up 67.5% rising
20 Ghana 2,073 2024 up 103.6% volatile
21 Senegal 2,020 2024 up 39.5% rising
22 Viet Nam 1,963 2024 up 0.1% rising
23 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,961 2024 up 19.4% volatile
24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,871 2025 up 7.2% falling
25 Russian Federation 1,845 2025 up 93.5% rising
26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,836 2017 down 3.2% falling
27 Thailand 1,802 2025 down 6.5% rising
28 Zambia 1,699 2024 up 75.9% rising
29 Uganda 1,687 2021 up 76.6% rising
30 France 1,639 2024 down 10.8% falling
31 Mali 1,602 2024 up 84.1% rising
32 Côte d'Ivoire 1,458 2022 up 56.8% rising
33 Zimbabwe 1,355 2024 up 118.9% rising
34 Italy 1,337 2024 down 45.0% falling
35 Burkina Faso 1,194 2025 down 36.2% rising
36 Republic of Korea 1,168 2025 down 19.2% falling
37 Germany 1,146 2024 down 2.5% falling
38 Guatemala 1,134 2024 down 9.9% rising
39 Argentina 1,128 2025 down 16.4% flat
40 Canada 1,095 2025 up 15.3% falling
41 Jordan 1,044 2024 up 77.4% rising
42 Sri Lanka 981.69 2024 down 27.5% falling
43 Spain 932.39 2025 down 30.1% falling
44 Ecuador 841.79 2025 down 3.4% rising
45 Niger 820.74 2022 up 24.2% volatile
46 Tunisia 757.29 2023 down 18.9% falling
47 Honduras 747.93 2025 up 7.6% rising
48 Chile 653.06 2025 down 24.5% falling
49 Poland 617.26 2025 down 39.1% falling
50 Rwanda 591.35 2025 up 243.5% rising
51 Romania 588.02 2024 down 19.3% falling
52 Dominican Republic 559.06 2025 down 12.7% rising
53 Australia 555.55 2025 down 2.9% falling
54 Liberia 444.81 2017 up 103.5% volatile
55 Benin 443.06 2022 down 38.7% falling
56 Kyrgyzstan 411.34 2023 down 3.6% rising
57 Paraguay 358.9 2017 up 6.4% rising
58 Palestine, State of 349.25 2025 down 32.1% rising
59 El Salvador 310.16 2025 down 36.6% falling
60 Cambodia 280.93 2023 down 13.1% rising
61 Togo 268.05 2022 up 35.7% rising
62 Namibia 244.84 2018 up 13.0% rising
63 Greece 234.49 2025 down 44.2% falling
64 Botswana 234.34 2024 up 27.5% rising
65 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 222.93 2025 down 52.6% rising
66 Costa Rica 212.9 2025 down 12.0% falling
67 Belgium 207.21 2024 down 27.5% falling
68 Austria 201.4 2025 up 11.8% rising
69 Netherlands 178.54 2024 down 27.7% falling
70 Panama 172.4 2025 down 5.7% flat
71 Czechia 168.82 2023 down 31.4% volatile
72 Hungary 163.75 2024 down 42.2% falling
73 Serbia 149.16 2025 down 51.8% falling
74 Jamaica 145.16 2023 down 40.6% falling
75 Portugal 138.06 2025 down 36.5% falling
76 Timor-Leste 131.7 2022 up 110.2% rising
77 Kosovo 128.42 2024 down 30.6% falling
78 Switzerland 119.78 2025 down 12.2% falling
79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 116.99 2025 down 39.1% falling
80 Sweden 115.6 2024 down 20.9% volatile
81 Bulgaria 113.51 2024 down 61.9% falling
82 Georgia 112.68 2025 down 50.1% falling
83 Armenia 105.72 2023 down 57.1% falling
84 Uruguay 102.17 2025 down 26.9% rising
85 Slovakia 96.83 2023 down 56.6% falling
86 Albania 95.06 2024 down 61.6% falling
87 Finland 91.82 2024 down 16.2% falling
88 Mongolia 91.71 2025 down 32.9% falling
89 Denmark 89.85 2024 up 5.9% falling
90 Ireland 79.36 2024 down 48.9% falling
91 Guyana 78.63 2024 down 6.8% falling
92 North Macedonia 74.68 2025 down 48.6% falling
93 Norway 68.21 2024 down 18.7% falling
94 Croatia 66.33 2024 down 58.6% falling
95 Lithuania 59.51 2024 down 18.8% falling
96 Republic of Moldova 51.8 2025 down 63.1% falling
97 Fiji 45.26 2024 down 9.3% falling
98 Singapore 43.57 2025 falling
99 Trinidad and Tobago 41.12 2024 up 4.6% falling
100 Mauritius 38.82 2024 down 27.8% falling
101 Bhutan 35.48 2025 up 10.8% rising
102 Latvia 31.98 2024 down 40.8% falling
103 Belize 28.3 2019 up 2.1% flat
104 Slovenia 23.39 2024 down 47.3% falling
105 Vanuatu 23.35 2025 down 11.3% rising
106 Estonia 22.89 2024 down 31.3% falling
107 Cyprus 22.71 2024 down 34.3% rising
108 Montenegro 22.56 2024 down 24.5% falling
109 Brunei Darussalam 20.45 2024 up 14.3% flat
110 New Caledonia 14.02 2023 down 33.8% falling
111 Luxembourg 13.38 2024 up 103.1% falling
112 Seychelles 11.27 2025 up 177.6% volatile
113 Malta 7.63 2024 down 24.4% falling
114 Saint Lucia 7.03 2025 down 47.2% falling
115 Iceland 5.26 2023 up 19.8% rising
116 Grenada 4.2 2023 down 34.7% volatile

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
116 places, 2,252 data points, 1976–2026
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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.