Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Georgia
Georgia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 22.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Georgia, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Georgia recorded 22.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Georgia peaked at 27.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2005.
That places Georgia 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.7% | — |
| 2006 | 22.6% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 22.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 22.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 20.7% | 27.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 21.1% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.2% | 23.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 40 New Caledonia 23.1% compare
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22.9% compare
- 42 Albania 22.5% compare
- 44 Rwanda 21.9% compare
- 45 Maldives 21.8% compare
- 46 Central African Republic 21.5% compare
More work & labour data for Georgia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5695 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5795 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0234 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,483 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 911.09 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,505 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,465 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,969 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Georgia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Georgia was 22.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2005.
- How does Georgia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Georgia ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).