Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 16.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Myanmar, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 16.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Myanmar peaked at 18.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2018.
Myanmar ranks 105th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.3% | — |
| 2006 | 17.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 16.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 16.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 17.3% | 18.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 12.8% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.0% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 102 Brunei Darussalam 16.7% compare
- 103 United States Virgin Islands 16.6% compare
- 104 Argentina 16.4% compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.2% compare
- 107 Saudi Arabia 16.2% compare
- 108 Niger 16.1% compare
More work & labour data for Myanmar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4735 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5269 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 29,392 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 32,967 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,258 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 24,401 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,659 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Myanmar?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Myanmar was 16.3% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Myanmar ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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).