Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 34.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in IDA blend, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 34.6% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in IDA blend peaked at 39.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2024.
IDA blend ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.1% | — |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2% | 36.3% | 39.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 34.8% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 34.6% | 36.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in IDA blend?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in IDA blend was 34.6% 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2024.
- How does IDA blend rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- IDA blend ranks 9th 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 blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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).