Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15-24

181 countries, 2025. Unit: % of youth.

First in the ranking
3.1 %
Japan
Median country
17.5 %
half above, half below
World
20.0 %
ILO aggregate
Range
3.1 to 55.7
Japan - Afghanistan

How to read it

Across 181 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Afghanistan (55.7 %) and the lowest in Japan (3.1 %).

The median country is at 17.5 %: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value fell from 22.7 % in 2005 to 20.0 % in 2025.

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Source: ILO, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT) · licence

Youth NEET rate over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Japan3.1Asia
2Azerbaijan3.3Asia
3Netherlands3.6Europe
4Macao3.7Asia
5Iceland4.0Europe
6Czechia4.7Europe
7Sweden5.6Europe
8Qatar5.6Asia
9Hong Kong5.7Asia
10Ireland5.8Europe
11Norway6.0Europe
12Singapore6.0Asia
13Belarus6.2Europe
14Denmark6.9Europe
15Slovenia7.1Europe
16Belgium7.4Europe
17Germany7.5Europe
18Malta7.7Europe
19Bolivia7.7South America
20Kazakhstan7.8Asia
21Switzerland7.8Europe
22Portugal7.8Europe
23Croatia8.1Europe
24Finland8.2Europe
25Solomon Islands8.3Oceania
26Australia8.6Oceania
27Slovakia8.8Europe
28United Arab Emirates9.0Asia
29Latvia9.0Europe
30North Korea9.4Asia
31Luxembourg9.4Europe
32Hungary10.0Europe
33Spain10.2Europe
34Malaysia10.3Asia
35Estonia10.3Europe
36Bahrain10.3Asia
37Greece10.4Europe
38Poland10.5Europe
39Bulgaria10.6Europe
40Cyprus10.7Asia
41Vietnam10.9Asia
42Cambodia11.0Asia
43South Korea11.0Asia
44Tanzania11.1Africa
45China11.2Asia
46Cuba11.5North America
47Moldova11.6Europe
48United States11.7North America
49Russia11.8Europe
50Italy12.1Europe
51Guam12.1Oceania
52France12.6Europe
53Serbia12.7Europe
54Philippines12.7Asia
55Burundi12.8Africa
56New Zealand12.8Oceania
57Thailand12.9Asia
58Canada13.0North America
59Togo13.1Africa
60Austria13.1Europe
61Uganda13.3Africa
62Nigeria13.5Africa
63Guinea-Bissau13.6Africa
64Uzbekistan13.7Asia
65Chile13.8South America
66United Kingdom14.3Europe
67Benin14.4Africa
68Mongolia14.8Asia
69Liberia14.8Africa
70Lithuania14.8Europe
71Panama14.8North America
72Trinidad and Tobago14.9North America
73Bahamas15.0North America
74Uruguay15.1South America
75Israel15.3Asia
76Bangladesh15.6Asia
77Kuwait15.6Asia
78Mexico16.0North America
79Niger16.1Africa
80Saudi Arabia16.2Asia
81Bosnia and Herzegovina16.2Europe
82Myanmar16.3Asia
83Argentina16.4South America
84United States Virgin Islands16.6North America
85Brunei16.7Asia
86Turkmenistan17.0Asia
87Romania17.1Europe
88Ethiopia17.2Africa
89Paraguay17.3South America
90Sri Lanka17.4Asia
91Mauritius17.5Africa
92Montenegro17.6Europe
93Costa Rica18.3North America
94North Macedonia18.5Europe
95Ecuador18.9South America
96Suriname19.0South America
97Côte d'Ivoire19.1Africa
98Mozambique19.3Africa
99Brazil19.4South America
100Kyrgyzstan19.5Asia
101Kenya19.5Africa
102Algeria19.7Africa
103Jamaica20.0North America
104Bhutan20.1Asia
105Armenia20.4Asia
106Puerto Rico20.5North America
107Fiji20.7Oceania
108Comoros21.3Africa
109Haiti21.4North America
110Indonesia21.5Asia
111Malawi21.8Africa
112El Salvador21.8North America
113French Polynesia21.9Oceania
114Nicaragua21.9North America
115Laos22.6Asia
116Saint Lucia22.8North America
117Tunisia22.9Africa
118Türkiye23.1Asia
119Colombia23.2South America
120Cameroon23.2Africa
121Albania23.4Europe
122Venezuela23.8South America
123Georgia24.0Asia
124Peru24.0South America
125Guatemala24.1North America
126New Caledonia24.3Oceania
127India24.3Asia
128Maldives24.3Asia
129Madagascar24.4Africa
130Belize24.8North America
131Angola24.8Africa
132Egypt24.8Africa
133Burkina Faso24.9Africa
134Equatorial Guinea25.1Africa
135Oman25.6Asia
136Saint Vincent and the Grenadines25.7North America
137Dominican Republic25.8North America
138Tonga25.8Oceania
139Eritrea25.8Africa
140Iran26.0Asia
141Rwanda26.0Africa
142Barbados26.2North America
143Mali27.2Africa
144Ghana27.5Africa
145Papua New Guinea27.7Oceania
146Cabo Verde28.2Africa
147Timor-Leste29.0Asia
148Zambia29.1Africa
149Gabon29.4Africa
150Republic of the Congo29.4Africa
151Central African Republic29.9Africa
152Samoa30.1Oceania
153Democratic Republic of the Congo30.1Africa
154Zimbabwe30.1Africa
155Libya30.5Africa
156Jordan30.6Asia
157Nepal30.7Asia
158Namibia30.7Africa
159Sierra Leone30.8Africa
160Honduras30.8North America
161Morocco32.6Africa
162Guinea33.9Africa
163Syria34.4Asia
164Pakistan34.4Asia
165South Africa34.7Africa
166Vanuatu34.8Oceania
167Senegal35.3Africa
168Mauritania36.7Africa
169Eswatini36.7Africa
170Iraq36.9Asia
171Chad37.7Africa
172Lesotho38.1Africa
173Botswana38.1Africa
174Tajikistan39.6Asia
175The Gambia39.8Africa
176Guyana43.0South America
177Somalia43.6Africa
178Yemen46.0Asia
179Djibouti50.0Africa
180São Tomé and Principe50.4Africa
181Afghanistan55.7Asia
ILO · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2015-2025

change in percentage points · 181 countries

Largest increase

  1. Afghanistan 41.9 → 55.7 +13.8 pp
  2. Zimbabwe 18.7 → 30.1 +11.3 pp
  3. The Gambia 30.1 → 39.8 +9.7 pp
  4. Timor-Leste 19.8 → 29.0 +9.2 pp
  5. Democratic Republic of the Congo 21.0 → 30.1 +9.1 pp

Largest decrease

  1. New Caledonia 39.5 → 24.3 −15.2 pp
  2. Bangladesh 29.1 → 15.6 −13.5 pp
  3. Saint Lucia 35.3 → 22.8 −12.5 pp
  4. Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.3 → 16.2 −12.1 pp
  5. Jamaica 31.5 → 20.0 −11.5 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Youth NEET rate - continent medians

%

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

5 10 15 20 25 30 2005 Africa: 28.05 Asia: 22.4 Europe: 12.72 North America: 22.75 South America: 19.56 Oceania: 24.36 2006 Africa: 26.92 Asia: 22.02 Europe: 11.46 North America: 22.93 South America: 19.38 Oceania: 24.24 2007 Africa: 26.12 Asia: 21.26 Europe: 11.46 North America: 23.09 South America: 19.41 Oceania: 25.64 2008 Africa: 25.85 Asia: 20.26 Europe: 11.43 North America: 23.26 South America: 18.56 Oceania: 25.54 2009 Africa: 25.81 Asia: 19.78 Europe: 13.47 North America: 24.72 South America: 18.4 Oceania: 25.39 2010 Africa: 25.23 Asia: 19.05 Europe: 13.17 North America: 24.82 South America: 18.92 Oceania: 25.21 2011 Africa: 26 Asia: 19.69 Europe: 12.97 North America: 24.59 South America: 17.78 Oceania: 24.98 2012 Africa: 25.78 Asia: 20.24 Europe: 13.53 North America: 23.74 South America: 17.89 Oceania: 24.64 2013 Africa: 26.2 Asia: 21.64 Europe: 13.43 North America: 24.65 South America: 18.22 Oceania: 24.36 2014 Africa: 26.28 Asia: 21.12 Europe: 12.29 North America: 23.16 South America: 19.32 Oceania: 23.88 2015 Africa: 27.05 Asia: 20.75 Europe: 11.84 North America: 21.68 South America: 19.35 Oceania: 23.57 2016 Africa: 27.52 Asia: 20.75 Europe: 11.21 North America: 21.38 South America: 18.94 Oceania: 23.38 2017 Africa: 26.76 Asia: 20.85 Europe: 10.98 North America: 20.55 South America: 18.43 Oceania: 23.04 2018 Africa: 26.93 Asia: 20.39 Europe: 10.35 North America: 20.46 South America: 18.34 Oceania: 22.54 2019 Africa: 27.99 Asia: 19.59 Europe: 10.18 North America: 20.53 South America: 18.33 Oceania: 22.38 2020 Africa: 29.31 Asia: 20.24 Europe: 10.76 North America: 21.57 South America: 20.99 Oceania: 24.56 2021 Africa: 28.66 Asia: 18.07 Europe: 11.31 North America: 21.19 South America: 18.89 Oceania: 23.18 2022 Africa: 27.6 Asia: 17.27 Europe: 9.91 North America: 20.89 South America: 18.61 Oceania: 22.08 2023 Africa: 27.21 Asia: 16.52 Europe: 9.45 North America: 20.88 South America: 18.72 Oceania: 21.85 2024 Africa: 25.86 Asia: 16.2 Europe: 9.72 North America: 20.42 South America: 18.92 Oceania: 21.89 2025 Africa: 25.98 Asia: 16.28 Europe: 9.72 North America: 20.51 South America: 18.95 Oceania: 21.86 2005 2011 2014 2017 2020 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 26.0 %
Asia 16.3 %
Europe 9.7 %
North America 20.5 %
South America 18.9 %
Oceania 21.9 %

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