Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brunei
Brunei: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 22.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brunei, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brunei stood at 22.3%.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brunei peaked at 23.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2023.
That places Brunei 49th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.1% | — |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +17.8% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 22.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 22.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.2%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.1% | 19.1% | 23.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 18.9% | 22.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More work & labour data for Brunei
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 137.72 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.56 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 240.28 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.43 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.08 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 172,284 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 64,415 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 60.11 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.06 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.5234 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brunei?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brunei was 22.3% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2023.
- How does Brunei rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Brunei ranks 49th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment 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. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).