SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in World: Upper-middle income excluding China

World: Upper-middle income excluding China: SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in was 21.33 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
21.33
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
26th
of 87 groups
All-time high
26.63
in 2005
All-time low
21.05
in 2024
Years of data
23
2005–2027

SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in World: Upper-middle income excluding China, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 26.62006: 25.92007: 25.52008: 24.82009: 24.82010: 24.22011: 23.62012: 22.92013: 22.92014: 22.52015: 22.62016: 22.72017: 22.62018: 22.62019: 22.22020: 23.92021: 22.52022: 21.82023: 21.12024: 212025: 21.12026: 21.22027: 21.3

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in World: Upper-middle income excluding China stood at 21.33.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in World: Upper-middle income excluding China peaked at 26.63 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.05, in 2024.

That places World: Upper-middle income excluding China 26th 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: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in World: Upper-middle income excluding China, 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 World: Upper-middle income excluding China, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 26.63
2006 25.92 -2.7%
2007 25.49 -1.7%
2008 24.84 -2.5%
2009 24.77 -0.3%
2010 24.16 -2.5%
2011 23.65 -2.1%
2012 22.88 -3.2%
2013 22.89 +0.0%
2014 22.52 -1.6%
2015 22.55 +0.1%
2016 22.71 +0.7%
2017 22.57 -0.7%
2018 22.55 -0.1%
2019 22.2 -1.6%
2020 23.85 +7.4%
2021 22.45 -5.9%
2022 21.83 -2.8%
2023 21.07 -3.5%
2024 21.05 -0.1%
2025 21.14 +0.4%
2026 21.23 +0.5%
2027 21.33 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.53 24.77 26.63 5
2010s 22.87 22.2 24.16 10
2020s 21.74 21.05 23.85 8

Countries ranked near World: Upper-middle income excluding China

  1. 23 Dominican Republic 24.69 compare
  2. 24 Burkina Faso 24.47 compare
  3. 25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.32 compare
  4. 26 Ghana 23.91 compare
  5. 27 Egypt 23.78 compare
  6. 28 Türkiye 23.33 compare
  7. 28 Caribbean 20.62 compare
  8. 29 Cameroon 23.22 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
Sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in World: Upper-middle income excluding China was 21.33 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 World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
The highest recorded value was 26.63 in 2005.
What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in recorded in World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
The lowest recorded value was 21.05 in 2024.
How does World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank for sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in?
World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 26th 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 World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World: Upper-middle income excluding China 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.

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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
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Coverage
210 places, 4,103 data points, 2000–2027
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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.