Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 17.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 17.5% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 18.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2009.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.2% | — |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.8% | 14.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.9% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.4% | 18.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More work & labour data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 17.5% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2009.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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).