Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Georgia
Georgia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Georgia, 2012–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 15.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2025.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Georgia peaked at 32.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 64th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 32.6% | — |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | -18.6% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 15.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 78% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 15.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.5%, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.0% | 24.8% | 32.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 14.7% | 24.9% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5695 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5795 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0234 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,483 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 911.09 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,505 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,465 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,969 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Georgia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Georgia was 15.3% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Georgia ranks 64th out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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).