Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 17.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan is 17.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Turkmenistan peaked at 25.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2024.
Turkmenistan ranks 101st 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.8% | — |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 17.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 85% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 17.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.5%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 24.2% | 25.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 19.6% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.8% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Turkmenistan?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Turkmenistan was 17.0% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Turkmenistan ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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).