Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 23.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Early-demographic dividend, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 23.6% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 29.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2023.
That places Early-demographic dividend 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.2% | — |
| 2006 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 27.8% | 29.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 26.1% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.1% | 27.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Early-demographic dividend?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Early-demographic dividend was 23.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2023.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).