Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 26.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Indonesia, 1996–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
In 2023, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Indonesia stood at 26.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Indonesia peaked at 41.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2021.
Indonesia ranks 34th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 37.2% | — |
| 1997 | 38.7% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -3.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 26.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 26.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.2%, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.5% | 37.2% | 39.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 35.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 26.1% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.1% | 27.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More work & labour data for Indonesia
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 87,446 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Indonesia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Indonesia was 26.3% in 2023, 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2021.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Indonesia ranks 34th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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).