NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Canada
Canada: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) was 1,095 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Canada, 1976–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Canada stood at 1,095.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Canada peaked at 1,627 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 831.59, in 2006.
That places Canada 40th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1,446 | — |
| 1977 | 1,495 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 1,464 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1,401 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 1,396 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,376 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1,627 | +18.3% |
| 1983 | 1,618 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1,514 | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 1,379 | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 1,285 | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 1,174 | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 1,077 | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 1,032 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 1,071 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1,185 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 1,207 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1,186 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1,114 | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 1,070 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 1,062 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,018 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 962.24 | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 899.85 | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 882.22 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 864.35 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 872.12 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 862.36 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 874.23 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 863.25 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 831.59 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 832.86 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 857.8 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 971 | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 966.29 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 956.62 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 941.31 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 930.47 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 969.99 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 949.66 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 925.28 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 891.5 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 879.8 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 879.22 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,292 | +47.0% |
| 2021 | 949.88 | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 842.21 | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 905.84 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 1,044 | +15.2% |
| 2025 | 1,095 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,452 | 1,401 | 1,495 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1,348 | 1,032 | 1,627 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,077 | 899.85 | 1,207 | 10 |
| 2000s | 871.18 | 831.59 | 971 | 10 |
| 2010s | 929.01 | 879.22 | 969.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,021 | 842.21 | 1,292 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Canada?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Canada was 1,095 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,627 in 1982.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 831.59 in 2006.
- How does Canada rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo)?
- Canada ranks 40th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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) (15-29). 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.