Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in High income
High income: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 10.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in High income, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in High income stood at 10.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in High income peaked at 14.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2023.
That places High income 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.5% | — |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.6% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.8% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 12.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in High income?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in High income was 10.9% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2023.
- How does High income rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- High income ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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).