NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) was 1,168 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Republic of Korea, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Republic of Korea stood at 1,168. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Republic of Korea peaked at 1,888 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,168, in 2025.
That places Republic of Korea 36th 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 26 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,888 | — |
| 2001 | 1,824 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1,636 | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 1,694 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,644 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,576 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1,538 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,458 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 1,456 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,511 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1,466 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,431 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,398 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1,368 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,346 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,444 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1,453 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,454 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,443 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,446 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,552 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 1,471 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1,310 | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 1,221 | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 1,179 | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 1,168 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,623 | 1,456 | 1,888 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,425 | 1,346 | 1,466 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,317 | 1,168 | 1,552 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More work & labour data for Republic of Korea
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 16,840 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 29,824 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 97,052 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 65,686 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 62.02 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9719 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.1065 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Republic of Korea?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Republic of Korea was 1,168 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,888 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,168 in 2025.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo)?
- Republic of Korea ranks 36th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.