Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 11.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cambodia, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cambodia is 11.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cambodia peaked at 16.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2009.
Cambodia ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.8% | — |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 11.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 11.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.9%, 75% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 11.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.5% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 14.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More work & labour data for Cambodia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2408 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2704 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,062 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,957 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 11,469 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 11,270 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 22,739 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cambodia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cambodia was 11.9% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2009.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Cambodia ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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).