Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 11.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Post-demographic dividend, 1999–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 11.5% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 13.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2019.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.6% | — |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +33.9% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.5% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.5% | 12.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Post-demographic dividend?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Post-demographic dividend was 11.5% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2019.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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).