SDG indicator 8.6.1 … years not in education, employment or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income

South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income: SDG indicator 8.6.1 … years not in education, employment or training was 19.33 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
19.33
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
44th
of 87 groups
All-time high
26.59
in 2005
All-time low
18.73
in 2019
Years of data
23
2005–2027

SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 26.62006: 25.62007: 25.22008: 24.12009: 242010: 232011: 22.52012: 20.32013: 20.52014: 19.92015: 20.32016: 20.22017: 19.52018: 19.72019: 18.72020: 19.92021: 19.92022: 19.82023: 18.92024: 19.12025: 19.12026: 19.22027: 19.3

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income stood at 19.33.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income peaked at 26.59 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.73, in 2019.

That places South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 44th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

SDG indicator 8.6.1 … years not in education, employment or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in education, employment or training in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 26.59 —
2006 25.6 -3.7%
2007 25.2 -1.6%
2008 24.08 -4.4%
2009 24.03 -0.2%
2010 23.04 -4.1%
2011 22.47 -2.5%
2012 20.34 -9.5%
2013 20.53 +0.9%
2014 19.89 -3.1%
2015 20.3 +2.1%
2016 20.17 -0.7%
2017 19.54 -3.1%
2018 19.69 +0.8%
2019 18.73 -4.9%
2020 19.93 +6.4%
2021 19.95 +0.1%
2022 19.77 -0.9%
2023 18.93 -4.2%
2024 19.06 +0.7%
2025 19.15 +0.4%
2026 19.24 +0.5%
2027 19.33 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.1 24.03 26.59 5
2010s 20.47 18.73 23.04 10
2020s 19.42 18.93 19.95 8

Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income

  1. 41 North Macedonia 19.48 compare
  2. 42 Costa Rica 19.43 compare
  3. 43 Kyrgyzstan 19.31 compare
  4. 44 El Salvador 19.09 compare
  5. 45 Brunei 19.05 compare
  6. 46 Cote d'Ivoire 18.83 compare
  7. 47 Brazil 18.7 compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More work & labour data for South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income

All data for South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
Sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income was 19.33 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 26.59 in 2005.
What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in recorded in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 18.73 in 2019.
How does South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income rank for sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in?
South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 44th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 24 October 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/sdg-indicator-8-6-1-proportion-of-youth-aged-15-to-24-years-not-in-education-employment/south-eastern-asia-and-the-pacific-upper-middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/sdg-indicator-8-6-1-proportion-of-youth-aged-15-to-24-years-not-in-education-employment/south-eastern-asia-and-the-pacific-upper-middle-income/">SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in education, employment or training
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
210 places, 4,103 data points, 2000–2027
Last refreshed

Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The share of youth not in employment, education, or training (also known as the NEET rate) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. It provides a measure of youth who are outside the educational system, not in training and not in employment, and thus serves as a broader measure of potential youth labour market entrants than youth unemployment, since it also includes young persons outside the labour force not in education or training. This indicator is also a better measure of the current universe of potential youth labour market entrants compared to the youth inactivity rate, as the latter includes those youth who are not in the labour force and are in education, and thus cannot be considered currently available for work. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.