Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Australia
Australia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 9.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Australia, 2009–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Australia is 9.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Australia peaked at 11.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2023.
Australia ranks 93rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.3% | — |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +12.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 9.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 92% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Australia's 9.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.3%, 97% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 11.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Australia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Australia was 9.1% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Australia ranks 93rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population). 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).