Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 8.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Uzbekistan, 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 Uzbekistan is 8.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Uzbekistan peaked at 18.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2024.
That places Uzbekistan 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.1% | — |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | +2.1% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 8.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.9%, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 8.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 18.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 12.3% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.4% | 12.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Uzbekistan?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Uzbekistan was 8.5% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Uzbekistan ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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).