Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Mongolia, 2003–2024
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 Mongolia is 8.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 39.8% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Mongolia peaked at 19.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 103rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.5% | — |
| 2006 | 16.7% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +33.9% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -39.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 8.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 55% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 8.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.3%, 86% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.7% | 19.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 13.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 8.0% | 16.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More work & labour data for Mongolia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0999 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,167 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 908.11 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,756 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,763 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,519 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Mongolia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Mongolia was 8.0% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Mongolia ranks 103rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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).