Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in India
India: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 25.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in India, 1994–2025
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 India is 25.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in India peaked at 32.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2023.
India ranks 19th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 India, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 32.6% | — |
| 2000 | 32.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | +5.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 25.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.8%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 26.1% | 32.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 26.9% | 31.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 23.5% | 30.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in India?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in India was 25.6% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2023.
- How does India rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- India ranks 19th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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).