Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in South Asia
South Asia: 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 South Asia, 1994–2025
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 South Asia is 12.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.8% 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 South Asia peaked at 17.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2004.
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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.7% | — |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -26.3% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +78.8% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.6% | 10.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 8.6% | 16.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.2% | 17.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More work & labour data for South Asia
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 35.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in South Asia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in South Asia 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2004.
- How does South Asia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- South Asia ranks 8th out of 19 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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).