Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ukraine

Ukraine: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 13.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
13.9%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
96th
of 187 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2005
All-time low
11.4%
in 2019
Years of data
17
2005–2021

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ukraine, 2005–2021

051015202005201320212005: 18.62006: 17.72007: 16.82008: 16.12009: 17.72010: 16.72011: 15.72012: 15.32013: 15.42014: 16.22015: 14.92016: 15.42017: 13.52018: 12.22019: 11.42020: 13.32021: 13.9

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 13.9% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2021.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ukraine peaked at 18.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2019.

Ukraine ranks 96th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ukraine, 2005 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2005 18.6%
2006 17.7% -4.9%
2007 16.8% -4.9%
2008 16.1% -4.1%
2009 17.7% +9.7%
2010 16.7% -5.6%
2011 15.7% -5.8%
2012 15.3% -2.6%
2013 15.4% +0.5%
2014 16.2% +5.4%
2015 14.9% -8.0%
2016 15.4% +2.9%
2017 13.5% -12.4%
2018 12.2% -9.6%
2019 11.4% -6.7%
2020 13.3% +16.8%
2021 13.9% +5.1%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 13.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 86% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 13.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.4% 16.1% 18.6% 5
2010s 14.7% 11.4% 16.7% 10
2020s 13.6% 13.3% 13.9% 2

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 93 Belize 14.3% compare
  2. 94 Burundi 14.2% compare
  3. 95 Canada 14.1% compare
  4. 97 France 13.7% compare
  5. 98 Romania 13.6% compare
  6. 99 Mongolia 13.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ukraine?
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Ukraine was 13.9% in 2021, 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2005.
What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2019.
How does Ukraine rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
Ukraine ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 4,921 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

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).