Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in World
World: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 19.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in World, 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 World is 19.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in World peaked at 22.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2023.
That places World 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.7% | — |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 22.1% | 22.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 21.1% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.5% | 22.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in World?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in World was 19.8% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2023.
- How does World rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- World ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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).