Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in East Timor
East Timor: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 29.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in East Timor, 2007–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 29.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 107.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in East Timor peaked at 29.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2013.
East Timor ranks 9th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18.4% | — |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +83.7% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -2.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 29.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 29.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.3%, 3.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.0% | 17.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 29.1% | 29.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More work & labour data for East Timor
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 321 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.53 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 667.78 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.77 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.22 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,687 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 3,450 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.18 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in East Timor?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in East Timor was 29.1% in 2022, 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- East Timor ranks 9th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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).