Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) by country
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...
Countries reporting
125
Highest
65.8%
Belarus
Lowest
2.7%
Japan
Median
12.6%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,801
What the numbers show
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 65.8% in Belarus; the lowest is 2.7% in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.6%, and the mean is 14.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 671.8%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 70.3%).
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 65.8% | 2024 | up 671.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Venezuela | 44.0% | 2020 | up 244.8% | rising |
| 3 | Botswana | 37.8% | 2024 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 4 | South Africa | 33.6% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 32.8% | 2024 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 6 | Namibia | 30.6% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 7 | Kosovo | 29.1% | 2024 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 7 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 29.1% | 2024 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 9 | East Timor | 29.1% | 2022 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 28.0% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 11 | Saint Lucia | 26.2% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 12 | Jordan | 26.0% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 13 | Senegal | 25.6% | 2025 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 14 | Palestine | 24.8% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 15 | Tunisia | 24.4% | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 16 | New Caledonia | 23.7% | 2023 | up 106.7% | rising |
| 17 | Angola | 23.6% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 18 | Guyana | 23.6% | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 22.8% | 2025 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 20 | Zambia | 22.0% | 2024 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 21.0% | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 19.9% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 19.9% | 2022 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 24 | Albania | 19.6% | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 25 | Grenada | 19.6% | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 26 | Jamaica | 19.1% | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 18.9% | 2025 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 28 | Seychelles | 18.7% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 29 | Brunei | 17.4% | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 30 | Armenia | 17.0% | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 31 | Indonesia | 17.0% | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 16.5% | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 33 | Turkey | 16.3% | 2025 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 34 | Montenegro | 16.2% | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 35 | Ghana | 16.0% | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 36 | Honduras | 15.8% | 2025 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.6% | 2025 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 38 | Iran | 15.4% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 39 | Fiji | 15.3% | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 40 | Austria | 15.3% | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 15.2% | 2025 | up 29.3% | flat |
| 42 | Colombia | 15.0% | 2025 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 43 | Georgia | 14.9% | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 44 | Israel | 14.8% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 45 | Egypt | 14.8% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 46 | Cameroon | 14.7% | 2021 | up 214.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Belize | 14.7% | 2019 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 48 | Brazil | 14.6% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 49 | Canada | 13.9% | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 50 | Mali | 13.8% | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.6% | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Ukraine | 13.5% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 53 | Romania | 13.2% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 13.2% | 2025 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 55 | Pakistan | 13.1% | 2025 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 56 | Serbia | 13.1% | 2025 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 57 | Lithuania | 13.0% | 2025 | up 43.0% | falling |
| 58 | Philippines | 12.9% | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 59 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.9% | 2022 | down 22.8% | flat |
| 60 | Rwanda | 12.7% | 2025 | up 196.0% | rising |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 12.6% | 2025 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.6% | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 63 | Bhutan | 12.6% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 64 | Chile | 12.5% | 2025 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 65 | New Zealand | 12.4% | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 66 | India | 12.2% | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 67 | Kenya | 12.1% | 2021 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 11.9% | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 69 | Estonia | 11.7% | 2025 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 70 | France | 11.6% | 2025 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 71 | Panama | 11.5% | 2025 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 72 | United States | 11.3% | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 11.2% | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 74 | Algeria | 10.9% | 2017 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 75 | Mauritius | 10.9% | 2024 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 10.9% | 2024 | down 48.5% | flat |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 10.9% | 2025 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 10.8% | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 79 | Greece | 10.7% | 2025 | down 40.4% | flat |
| 80 | Nigeria | 10.5% | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 81 | Thailand | 10.5% | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 82 | Togo | 10.3% | 2022 | up 44.2% | flat |
| 83 | Paraguay | 10.3% | 2017 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 84 | Tanzania | 10.1% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 85 | Ecuador | 10.0% | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 86 | Italy | 10.0% | 2025 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 87 | Spain | 9.9% | 2025 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 88 | Malaysia | 9.9% | 2022 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 89 | Croatia | 9.7% | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 90 | El Salvador | 9.6% | 2025 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 91 | Finland | 9.6% | 2025 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 92 | Latvia | 9.4% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 93 | Uganda | 9.3% | 2021 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 94 | Vietnam | 9.2% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 95 | Poland | 9.1% | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 96 | Myanmar | 8.9% | 2020 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 97 | Niger | 8.7% | 2022 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 8.7% | 2025 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 99 | Mexico | 8.7% | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 100 | Australia | 8.7% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 101 | Guatemala | 8.4% | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 102 | Cambodia | 8.3% | 2025 | up 221.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Hungary | 8.2% | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 104 | Belgium | 8.2% | 2025 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 105 | Slovakia | 8.1% | 2025 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 106 | Moldova | 8.1% | 2025 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 107 | Malta | 8.0% | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 108 | Germany | 8.0% | 2025 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 109 | Mongolia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 110 | Singapore | 7.7% | 2025 | up 185.3% | rising |
| 111 | Slovenia | 7.7% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 112 | Denmark | 7.7% | 2025 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 113 | Switzerland | 7.6% | 2025 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 114 | Portugal | 7.0% | 2025 | down 32.6% | flat |
| 115 | Ireland | 6.7% | 2025 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 116 | Norway | 6.2% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 117 | Hong Kong | 6.1% | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 118 | Macao | 5.6% | 2016 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 119 | Russia | 5.5% | 2025 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 120 | Iceland | 4.8% | 2025 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 121 | Sweden | 4.7% | 2025 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Bolivia | 4.5% | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 123 | Czechia | 4.1% | 2025 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Netherlands | 3.8% | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 125 | Japan | 2.7% | 2019 | down 0.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 16.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 16.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 16.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 12.3%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 12.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 12.2%
- South Asia 12.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 12.2%
- North America 11.6%
- Lower middle income 11.4%
- OECD members 11.1%
- Post-demographic dividend 10.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.5%
- Europe & Central Asia 10.2%
- High income 10.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 9.5%
- Euro area 9.5%
- European Union 9.3%
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).