Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Japan
Japan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 2.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Japan, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Japan is 2.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Japan peaked at 2.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2007.
That places Japan 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.4% | — |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 25% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.7%, 24% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 182 Macao 3.8% compare
- 183 Netherlands 3.5% compare
- 184 Czechia 3.3% compare
- 186 Azerbaijan 1.7% compare
- 187 Qatar 1.4% compare
More work & labour data for Japan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5262 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4728 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.4618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 103,039 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,756 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 39,867 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36,979 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 76,846 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Japan?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Japan was 2.6% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2007.
- How does Japan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Japan ranks 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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).