Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in India
India: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 12.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in India, 1994–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
India recorded 12.2% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in India peaked at 17.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2004.
India ranks 66th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in India, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.7% | — |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -26.3% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +78.5% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | +17.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 12.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 83% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.6% | 10.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 8.6% | 16.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.2% | 17.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in India?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in India was 12.2% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2004.
- How does India rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- India ranks 66th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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).