NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) was 981.69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 981.69 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,402 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 981.69, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 42nd out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,402 | — |
| 2011 | 1,344 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1,342 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,355 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,245 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 1,257 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,180 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1,191 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,089 | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 1,145 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 1,071 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 1,021 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 1,003 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 981.69 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,267 | 1,089 | 1,402 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,045 | 981.69 | 1,145 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Sri Lanka?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Sri Lanka was 981.69 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,402 in 2010.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 981.69 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 42nd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.