Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in East Timor
East Timor: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 29.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in East Timor, 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 East Timor stood at 29.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in East Timor peaked at 33.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2010.
That places East Timor 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.9% | — |
| 2006 | 33.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | +0.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 29.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 29.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.9%, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 26.4% | 33.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 22.5% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 29.2% | 32.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 57 Colombia 30.0% compare
- 58 Ghana 29.9% compare
- 59 Lebanon 29.8% compare
- 61 Cape Verde 29.2% compare
- 62 Equatorial Guinea 29.1% compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.8% compare
More work & labour data for East Timor
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 321 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.53 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 667.78 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.77 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.22 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,687 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 3,450 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.18 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in East Timor?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in East Timor was 29.4% 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2010.
- How does East Timor rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- East Timor ranks 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor 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).