Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 28.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Pakistan, 2005–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 28.5% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Pakistan peaked at 42.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2025.
Pakistan ranks 16th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40.6% | — |
| 2006 | 36.2% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +43.5% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | -18.9% |
| 2025 | 28.5% | -17.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 28.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.8%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 28.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.2%, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 31.5% | 40.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.7% | 38.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 28.5% | 42.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More work & labour data for Pakistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1724 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 160,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 146,712 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 259,090 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 251,911 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 511,001 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Pakistan?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Pakistan was 28.5% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Pakistan ranks 16th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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).