Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in India
India: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 24.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in India, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
India recorded 24.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in India peaked at 30.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2023.
That places India 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.9% | — |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 24.3% | +0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 24.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 24.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 22.2%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 29.3% | 29.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 26.9% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 23.5% | 30.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in India?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in India was 24.3% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2023.
- How does India rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- India ranks 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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).