Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 19.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kyrgyzstan, 2009–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 19.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 22.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2011.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 45th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 17.8% | — |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +25.2% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -2.6% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 19.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.8%, 81% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 19.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.3% | 22.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 42 Jamaica 19.7% compare
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- 46 Brunei 19.0% compare
- 47 Cote d'Ivoire 18.8% compare
- 48 Brazil 18.7% compare
More work & labour data for Kyrgyzstan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0124 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8283 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,346 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,767 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,831 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,730 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Kyrgyzstan was 19.3% in 2023, 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2011.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 45th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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).