Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 10.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 10.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 13.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2023.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 45th of 47 groups 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.5% | — |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.1% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 42 Barbados 26.2% compare
- 43 Rwanda 26.0% compare
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.9% compare
- 45 Eritrea 25.8% compare
- 46 Tonga 25.8% compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 25.8% compare
- 48 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25.7% compare
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Post-demographic dividend?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Post-demographic dividend was 10.1% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2023.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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).