Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 23.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Least developed countries, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Least developed countries is 23.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Least developed countries peaked at 25.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2023.
That places Least developed countries 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.4% | — |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 23.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 23.4% | 23.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.4% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.3% | 25.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More work & labour data for Least developed countries
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Least developed countries?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Least developed countries was 23.5% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2023.
- How does Least developed countries rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Least developed countries ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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).