Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Canada
Canada: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 13.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Canada, 1976–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Canada recorded 13.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Canada peaked at 22.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2022.
Canada ranks 76th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19.7% | — |
| 1977 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 19.8% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 22.0% | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 20.1% | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 18.3% | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 17.3% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 15.9% | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 16.9% | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 16.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +48.8% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +2.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 13.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +48.8% | 12.0% | 17.9% |
| 2021 | -28.5% | 17.9% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.5% | 18.5% | 20.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 14.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 14.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 11.6% | 17.9% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Canada?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Canada was 13.3% in 2025, 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Canada ranks 76th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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).