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
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kazakhstan, 2001–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.5% | 18.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.5% | 7 |
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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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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).