Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 29.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in IDA & IBRD total, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 29.2% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 35.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2023.
That places IDA & IBRD total 16th out of 47 groups 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.3% | — |
| 2006 | 35.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 34.1% | 35.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 31.9% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 28.7% | 32.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More work & labour data for IDA & IBRD total
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 47.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in IDA & IBRD total?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in IDA & IBRD total was 29.2% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2023.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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).