Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 6.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hong Kong, 2009–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hong Kong is 6.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hong Kong peaked at 9.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2024.
That places Hong Kong 116th out of 124 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.4% | — |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +33.7% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | +5.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 6.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 59% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 6.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.4%, 48% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More work & labour data for Hong Kong
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hong Kong?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hong Kong was 6.0% 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Hong Kong ranks 116th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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).