Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Thailand
Thailand: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 12.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Thailand, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Thailand stood at 12.4%.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Thailand peaked at 15.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2007.
That places Thailand 83rd out of 124 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | -3.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 12.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 63% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 12.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +35.0% | 10.2% | 13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.2% | 13.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.4% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More work & labour data for Thailand
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7165 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7773 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,963 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 45,555 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Thailand?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Thailand was 12.4% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Thailand ranks 83rd out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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).