Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Nepal
Nepal: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 41.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Nepal, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 41.4% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Nepal peaked at 47.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2008.
That places Nepal 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.2% | — |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 41.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 41.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 41.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 25.3%, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 18.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 21.3% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 41.4% | 45.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More work & labour data for Nepal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.593 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.568 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6174 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8524 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,496 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 22,611 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,146 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 15,685 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 31,831 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Nepal?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Nepal was 41.4% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Nepal ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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).