Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 29.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste is 29.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Timor-Leste peaked at 31.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2010.
Timor-Leste ranks 37th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.9% | — |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.0% | -0.0% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 29.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 29.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8%, 2.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 21.4% | 25.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 19.0% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.0% | 31.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More work & labour data for Timor-Leste
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 321 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.53 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 667.78 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.77 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.22 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,687 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 3,450 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.18 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Timor-Leste?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Timor-Leste was 29.0% 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2010.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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).