Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in East Timor
East Timor: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 28.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in East Timor, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
East Timor recorded 28.6% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in East Timor peaked at 29.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2010.
That places East Timor 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.5% | — |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 28.6% | -0.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 28.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.9%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 28.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.7%, 2.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 15.6% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 27.5% | 29.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More work & labour data for East Timor
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 321 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.53 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 667.78 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.77 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.22 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,687 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 3,450 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.18 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in East Timor?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in East Timor was 28.6% 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2010.
- How does East Timor rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- East Timor ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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).