Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 9.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
9.5%
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
99th
of 124 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2001
All-time low
7.8%
in 2011
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kazakhstan, 2001–2016

051015202001200820162001: 18.6 % of youth population2002: 14.9 % of youth population2003: 13.5 % of youth population2004: 13.2 % of youth population2005: 12.8 % of youth population2006: 12.5 % of youth population2007: 10.7 % of youth population2008: 9.7 % of youth population2009: 9.5 % of youth population2010: 8.2 % of youth population2011: 7.8 % of youth population2012: 8 % of youth population2013: 8 % of youth population2014: 8.8 % of youth population2015: 8.5 % of youth population2016: 9.5 % of youth population

Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 9.5% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kazakhstan peaked at 18.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2011.

Kazakhstan ranks 99th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) in Kazakhstan, 2001 to 2016.
Year % of youth population Change
2001 18.6%
2002 14.9% -20.0%
2003 13.5% -9.0%
2004 13.2% -2.1%
2005 12.8% -3.3%
2006 12.5% -2.4%
2007 10.7% -14.2%
2008 9.7% -9.5%
2009 9.5% -1.7%
2010 8.2% -14.1%
2011 7.8% -4.9%
2012 8.0% +2.9%
2013 8.0% -0.1%
2014 8.8% +9.3%
2015 8.5% -3.4%
2016 9.5% +12.1%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 9.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 48% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 9.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.8% 9.5% 18.6% 9
2010s 8.4% 7.8% 9.5% 7

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 96 Hungary 10.0% compare
  2. 97 Mongolia 9.9% compare
  3. 98 Latvia 9.9% compare
  4. 100 Republic of Moldova 9.1% compare
  5. 101 Slovakia 8.8% compare
  6. 102 Australia 8.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kazakhstan?
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kazakhstan was 9.5% in 2016, 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2001.
What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2011.
How does Kazakhstan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Kazakhstan ranks 99th out of 124 countries with data for 2016.
Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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).