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

Ukraine: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 16.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
16.5%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
54th
of 124 countries
All-time high
27.8%
in 2001
All-time low
16.5%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2001–2017

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Ukraine, 2001–2017

01020302001200920172001: 27.8 % of youth population2014: 20 % of youth population2015: 17.6 % of youth population2016: 18.3 % of youth population2017: 16.5 % of youth population

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

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 16.5% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over five years.

Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Ukraine peaked at 27.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2017.

That places Ukraine 54th out of 124 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) in Ukraine, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of youth population Change
2001 27.8%
2014 20.0% -28.1%
2015 17.6% -11.8%
2016 18.3% +3.6%
2017 16.5% -9.8%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 16.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 84% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 16.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.8% 27.8% 27.8% 1
2010s 18.1% 16.5% 20.0% 4

Countries ranked near Ukraine

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  4. 55 Saudi Arabia 16.4%
  5. 56 Mexico 16.2% compare
  6. 57 Trinidad and Tobago 15.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Ukraine?
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Ukraine was 16.5% in 2017, 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2001.
What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2017.
How does Ukraine rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Ukraine ranks 54th out of 124 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Ukraine 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
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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).