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

Latest (2024)
19.0%
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
46th
of 124 countries
All-time high
21.4%
in 2020
All-time low
16.5%
in 2023
Years of data
9
2014–2024

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Brunei Darussalam, 2014–2024

051015202014201920242014: 17.1 % of youth population2017: 20 % of youth population2018: 20.7 % of youth population2019: 20.1 % of youth population2020: 21.4 % of youth population2021: 18.7 % of youth population2022: 20 % of youth population2023: 16.5 % of youth population2024: 19 % of youth population

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

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) in Brunei Darussalam, 2014 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 19.5% 17.1% 20.7% 4
2020s 19.1% 16.5% 21.4% 5

Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam

  1. 43 North Macedonia 19.5% compare
  2. 44 Costa Rica 19.4% compare
  3. 45 Kyrgyzstan 19.3% compare
  4. 47 Côte d'Ivoire 18.8% compare
  5. 48 Brazil 18.7% compare
  6. 49 Paraguay 18.6%

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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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
Unit
% of youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,755 data points, 1970–2025
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).