Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 12.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in IBRD only, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 12.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in IBRD only peaked at 15.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2023.
IBRD only ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.9% | — |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 12.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 28 Guinea 25.3% compare
- 29 Libya 25.3% compare
- 30 Tajikistan 25.2% compare
- 31 Ghana 25.2% compare
- 32 Tunisia 24.6% compare
- 33 Mauritania 24.6% compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 24.5% compare
More work & labour data for IBRD only
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 46.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in IBRD only?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in IBRD only was 12.1% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2023.
- How does IBRD only rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- IBRD only ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IBRD only 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).