Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 12.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bhutan, 2018–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 12.6% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
That places Bhutan 62nd out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -32.2% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +107.0% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | -28.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 12.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 86% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.8% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 6.9% | 17.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 59 Rwanda 12.7% compare
- 60 Saudi Arabia 12.6% compare
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 12.6% compare
- 63 Chile 12.5% compare
- 64 New Zealand 12.4% compare
- 65 Italy 12.3% compare
More work & labour data for Bhutan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7164 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6963 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7381 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.816 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9406 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 573.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 420.94 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 334.32 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 356.11 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 690.43 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bhutan?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bhutan was 12.6% in 2025, 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Bhutan ranks 62nd out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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).