Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 22.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 22.6% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 25.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2023.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 71st 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24.7% | — |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 22.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 22.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8%, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 24.3% | 24.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.3% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.4% | 24.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.2 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,788 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.25 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.16 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,084 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,038 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.37 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.63 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 22.6% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2023.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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).