Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Nepal
Nepal: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 19.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 19.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Nepal peaked at 21.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2008.
Nepal ranks 55th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.5% | — |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | +0.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 19.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.9%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 19.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 14.7%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.2% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.6% | 21.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More work & labour data for Nepal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.593 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.568 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6174 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8524 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,496 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 22,611 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,146 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 15,685 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 31,831 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Nepal?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Nepal was 19.7% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Nepal ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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).