Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) by country
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...
Countries reporting
124
Highest
65.7%
Belarus
Lowest
3.1%
Japan
Median
15.2%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,755
What the numbers show
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) is currently reported for 124 countries. The highest value is 65.7% in Belarus; the lowest is 3.1% in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.2%, and the mean is 17.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 716.4%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 69.6%).
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 65.7% | 2024 | up 716.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Malawi | 39.4% | 2024 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 3 | Botswana | 38.0% | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 4 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 37.1% | 2020 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 36.0% | 2024 | up 117.3% | rising |
| 6 | Senegal | 35.2% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 34.6% | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 8 | Namibia | 31.9% | 2018 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 9 | Mali | 30.1% | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 10 | Kosovo | 30.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 10 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 30.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 12 | Jordan | 29.4% | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 29.3% | 2025 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 29.1% | 2022 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 15 | Honduras | 29.0% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 28.5% | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 17 | Zambia | 26.7% | 2024 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 18 | Palestine, State of | 25.8% | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 19 | India | 25.6% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 20 | Saint Lucia | 25.5% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 21 | Angola | 24.9% | 2025 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 22 | Belize | 24.9% | 2019 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 23 | New Caledonia | 24.7% | 2023 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 24.7% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 24.5% | 2025 | down 40.3% | flat |
| 26 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 24.3% | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 27 | Guatemala | 24.0% | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 28 | Ghana | 23.9% | 2024 | up 69.2% | flat |
| 29 | Egypt | 23.8% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 30 | Cameroon | 23.2% | 2021 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Türkiye | 22.9% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 22.8% | 2022 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 33 | Tunisia | 22.6% | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 34 | Colombia | 22.0% | 2025 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 35 | Indonesia | 21.4% | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 36 | Albania | 21.0% | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 37 | Algeria | 20.9% | 2017 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 38 | Fiji | 20.8% | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 39 | El Salvador | 20.5% | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 40 | Armenia | 20.2% | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 41 | Grenada | 20.1% | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 42 | Jamaica | 19.7% | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 19.5% | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 19.4% | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.3% | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 46 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.0% | 2024 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18.8% | 2022 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 48 | Brazil | 18.7% | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 49 | Paraguay | 18.6% | 2017 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 50 | Kenya | 18.5% | 2021 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 51 | Ecuador | 17.7% | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 17.2% | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 53 | Romania | 17.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 54 | Ukraine | 16.5% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 16.4% | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 56 | Mexico | 16.2% | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.8% | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Niger | 15.7% | 2022 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 15.4% | 2024 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 60 | Bhutan | 15.3% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 61 | Rwanda | 15.3% | 2025 | up 196.3% | rising |
| 62 | Israel | 15.3% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 63 | Argentina | 15.2% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 64 | Panama | 15.1% | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 65 | Myanmar | 15.0% | 2020 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 66 | Lithuania | 14.9% | 2024 | up 50.5% | falling |
| 67 | Georgia | 14.7% | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 68 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.4% | 2025 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.3% | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 70 | Montenegro | 14.2% | 2024 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 71 | Uruguay | 14.0% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 72 | Mauritius | 13.9% | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 73 | Uganda | 13.8% | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 13.4% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 75 | Austria | 13.4% | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 76 | Canada | 13.3% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 77 | Cyprus | 13.2% | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 78 | Togo | 13.0% | 2022 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 79 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 12.8% | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 80 | New Zealand | 12.8% | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 81 | Serbia | 12.7% | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 82 | France | 12.6% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 83 | Thailand | 12.4% | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 84 | Philippines | 12.4% | 2023 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 85 | Italy | 12.0% | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 86 | Nigeria | 11.9% | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 87 | United States of America | 11.6% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 10.9% | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 89 | Spain | 10.5% | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 90 | Greece | 10.4% | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 91 | Viet Nam | 10.3% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 92 | Estonia | 10.2% | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 10.2% | 2024 | up 61.3% | falling |
| 94 | Malaysia | 10.2% | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 95 | Poland | 10.1% | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 96 | Hungary | 10.0% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 97 | Mongolia | 9.9% | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 98 | Latvia | 9.9% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 9.5% | 2016 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 100 | Republic of Moldova | 9.1% | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 101 | Slovakia | 8.8% | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 102 | Australia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 103 | Finland | 8.3% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 104 | Belgium | 8.1% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 105 | Croatia | 8.1% | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 106 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.0% | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 107 | Malta | 7.8% | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 108 | Germany | 7.6% | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 109 | Slovenia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 110 | Portugal | 7.0% | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 111 | Switzerland | 7.0% | 2025 | down 25.2% | flat |
| 112 | Denmark | 6.9% | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 113 | Russian Federation | 6.7% | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 114 | Singapore | 6.5% | 2025 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 115 | Cambodia | 6.3% | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 116 | Hong Kong, China | 6.0% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 117 | Norway | 5.8% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 118 | Ireland | 5.7% | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 119 | Sweden | 5.6% | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Macau, China | 5.0% | 2016 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 121 | Czechia | 4.6% | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Netherlands | 4.1% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 123 | Iceland | 4.0% | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 124 | Japan | 3.1% | 2019 | down 29.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 33.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 33.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 32.4%
- South Asia 25.5%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 25.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 23.0%
- Lower middle income 21.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 18.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean 18.2%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 18.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 15.9%
- OECD members 13.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 12.6%
- North America 11.8%
- Post-demographic dividend 11.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 11.0%
- High income 11.0%
- European Union 9.9%
- Euro area 9.8%
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).