Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Georgia
Georgia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) was 14.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Georgia, 2012–2025
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 Georgia is 14.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Georgia peaked at 25.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 43rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25.8% | — |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -17.2% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | +8.3% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 14.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 14.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.2% | 25.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 13.8% | 23.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Georgia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Georgia was 14.9% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Georgia ranks 43rd out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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).