Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in South Asia
South Asia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 39.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in South Asia, 1994–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in South Asia is 39.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in South Asia peaked at 58.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 58.8% | — |
| 2000 | 57.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 39.7% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.8% | 58.8% | 58.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 46.2% | 57.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 47.3% | 49.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 35.6% | 45.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More work & labour data for South Asia
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 35.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in South Asia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in South Asia was 39.7% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2023.
- How does South Asia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- South Asia ranks 4th out of 19 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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).