Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 20.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Bangladesh, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Bangladesh stood at 20.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Bangladesh peaked at 57.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2023.
That places Bangladesh 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 55.5% | — |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | +1.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 20.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 20.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 25.3%, 79% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1% | 49.7% | 57.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 33.6% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 18.7% | 28.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More work & labour data for Bangladesh
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4985 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4763 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5215 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 117,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 84,090 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 104,333 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 104,263 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 208,597 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Bangladesh?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Bangladesh was 20.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Bangladesh ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).