Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong stood at 5.7%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Hong Kong peaked at 9.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2024.
Hong Kong ranks 179th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.0% | — |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +33.7% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | +0.6% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 5.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 54% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 5.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8%, 45% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.3% | 9.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More work & labour data for Hong Kong
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Hong Kong?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Hong Kong was 5.7% 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Hong Kong ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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).