Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in OECD members
OECD members: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) was 11.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in OECD members, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 11.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in OECD members peaked at 13.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.3% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.1% | 13.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in OECD members?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in OECD members was 11.1% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2018.
- How does OECD members rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- OECD members ranks 12th out of 19 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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).