Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 45.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Pakistan, 2005–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 45.4% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Pakistan peaked at 67.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2025.
That places Pakistan 3rd out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 67.7% | — |
| 2006 | 64.2% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | -15.6% |
| 2025 | 45.4% | -19.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 45.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.3%, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 45.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.2%, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.1% | 52.5% | 66.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5% | 57.5% | 67.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 52.5% | 61.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 45.4% | 66.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More work & labour data for Pakistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1724 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 160,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 146,712 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 259,090 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 251,911 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 511,001 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Pakistan?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Pakistan was 45.4% in 2025, 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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).