Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 19.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Brunei Darussalam, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Brunei Darussalam stood at 19.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 21.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2023.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 46th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.1% | — |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +15.3% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 19.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 19.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.4%, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.1% | 20.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 16.5% | 21.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 43 North Macedonia 19.5% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 19.4% compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 19.3% compare
- 47 Côte d'Ivoire 18.8% compare
- 48 Brazil 18.7% compare
- 49 Paraguay 18.6%
More work & labour data for Brunei Darussalam
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 137.72 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.56 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 240.28 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.43 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.08 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 172,284 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 64,415 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 60.11 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.06 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.5234 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Brunei Darussalam?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Brunei Darussalam was 19.0% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2023.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 46th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). 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).