Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
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...
Countries reporting
186
Highest
49.4%
Sao Tome and Principe
Lowest
1.4%
Qatar
Median
14.2%
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
4,900
What the numbers show
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 49.4% in Sao Tome and Principe; the lowest is 1.4% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.2%, and the mean is 16.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 36.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 108 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 161.5%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 63.9%).
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49.4% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 2 | Djibouti | 46.5% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 3 | Gambia | 40.7% | 2025 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 4 | Botswana | 37.9% | 2025 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 5 | Somalia | 37.4% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Guyana | 36.0% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 7 | Eswatini | 34.1% | 2025 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 8 | South Africa | 33.7% | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 9 | Lesotho | 32.7% | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 30.8% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 11 | South Sudan | 30.5% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 12 | Sudan | 30.1% | 2022 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 13 | Barbados | 30.1% | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 28.7% | 2025 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 15 | East Timor | 28.6% | 2025 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 28.5% | 2025 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 17 | Namibia | 28.1% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 18 | Samoa | 27.8% | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 27.4% | 2025 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 27.2% | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 21 | Senegal | 26.9% | 2025 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 22 | Syria | 26.6% | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 23 | Jordan | 26.4% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 24 | Chad | 26.3% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 25 | Congo | 26.3% | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 26 | Zambia | 25.6% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 27 | Gabon | 25.5% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Guinea | 25.3% | 2025 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 29 | Libya | 25.3% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 25.2% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 31 | Ghana | 25.2% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 32 | Tunisia | 24.6% | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 33 | Mauritania | 24.6% | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 34 | Papua New Guinea | 24.5% | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 24.4% | 2025 | down 33.4% | flat |
| 36 | Yemen | 24.2% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 23.9% | 2025 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 38 | Tonga | 23.5% | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 39 | Angola | 23.4% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 40 | New Caledonia | 23.1% | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 41 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22.9% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 42 | Albania | 22.5% | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 43 | Georgia | 22.3% | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 44 | Rwanda | 21.9% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 45 | Maldives | 21.8% | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 21.5% | 2025 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 21.4% | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 21.3% | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 21.2% | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 50 | Iraq | 21.1% | 2025 | up 17.0% | flat |
| 51 | Oman | 20.8% | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 20.8% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 53 | Laos | 20.3% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 54 | Palestine | 19.8% | 2022 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 55 | Nepal | 19.7% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 56 | Comoros | 19.6% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 19.5% | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 58 | Jamaica | 19.4% | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 18.7% | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 60 | French Polynesia | 18.7% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 61 | Madagascar | 18.6% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 62 | Lebanon | 18.4% | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 63 | Eritrea | 18.3% | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 64 | Montenegro | 17.5% | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 65 | Bhutan | 17.4% | 2025 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 66 | Armenia | 17.4% | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 67 | Honduras | 17.2% | 2025 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.2% | 2025 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 69 | Indonesia | 16.7% | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 70 | Lithuania | 16.7% | 2025 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 71 | Colombia | 16.7% | 2025 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 72 | Malawi | 16.4% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 16.4% | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 74 | Iran | 16.2% | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 75 | Turkey | 16.2% | 2025 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 76 | Venezuela | 16.1% | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 77 | Mozambique | 16.1% | 2025 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 78 | Suriname | 15.6% | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 15.5% | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 80 | United Kingdom | 15.4% | 2025 | up 31.5% | flat |
| 81 | Austria | 15.2% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 82 | Cameroon | 15.2% | 2025 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 83 | Fiji | 15.0% | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 84 | Israel | 14.9% | 2025 | up 17.7% | flat |
| 85 | Mali | 14.8% | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 86 | Argentina | 14.7% | 2025 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 87 | Mauritius | 14.7% | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 88 | Haiti | 14.6% | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 89 | Morocco | 14.6% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 90 | Brazil | 14.5% | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 91 | Brunei | 14.5% | 2025 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 92 | Egypt | 14.4% | 2025 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 93 | Belize | 14.3% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 94 | Burundi | 14.2% | 2025 | up 161.5% | rising |
| 95 | Canada | 14.1% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 96 | Ukraine | 13.9% | 2021 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 97 | France | 13.7% | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 98 | Romania | 13.6% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 99 | Mongolia | 13.5% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 100 | United States Virgin Islands | 13.3% | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 101 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.3% | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 102 | Kenya | 13.3% | 2025 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 103 | Uruguay | 13.2% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 104 | Pakistan | 13.2% | 2025 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 105 | Serbia | 12.8% | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.8% | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 107 | Chile | 12.7% | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 108 | Italy | 12.4% | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 109 | New Zealand | 12.4% | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 110 | Saudi Arabia | 12.4% | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 111 | Moldova | 12.3% | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 112 | South Korea | 12.2% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.2% | 2025 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 12.1% | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 115 | El Salvador | 12.0% | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 116 | Benin | 11.9% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 117 | Estonia | 11.8% | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.5% | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 119 | United States | 11.3% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 10.9% | 2025 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 121 | Ecuador | 10.8% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 122 | Greece | 10.8% | 2025 | down 39.9% | flat |
| 123 | Liberia | 10.8% | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 124 | Myanmar | 10.7% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 125 | Poland | 10.6% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 126 | Spain | 10.6% | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 127 | Togo | 10.5% | 2025 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 128 | India | 10.4% | 2025 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 129 | Kuwait | 10.4% | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 130 | China | 10.4% | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 131 | Panama | 10.4% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 132 | Bahamas | 10.3% | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 133 | Guam | 10.3% | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 10.2% | 2025 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 135 | Cambodia | 10.1% | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 136 | Cyprus | 10.1% | 2025 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 137 | Ethiopia | 10.0% | 2025 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 138 | Vietnam | 10.0% | 2025 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 139 | Thailand | 9.9% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 140 | Malaysia | 9.8% | 2025 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 141 | Paraguay | 9.8% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 142 | Bulgaria | 9.8% | 2025 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 143 | Algeria | 9.6% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 144 | Philippines | 9.6% | 2025 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 145 | Nigeria | 9.4% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 146 | Russia | 9.4% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 147 | Niger | 9.2% | 2025 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 148 | Latvia | 9.2% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 149 | Australia | 9.1% | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 150 | Switzerland | 9.1% | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 151 | Uganda | 9.1% | 2025 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 152 | Finland | 8.9% | 2025 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 153 | Slovakia | 8.9% | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 154 | Hungary | 8.6% | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 155 | Uzbekistan | 8.5% | 2025 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 156 | Croatia | 8.5% | 2025 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 157 | Belgium | 8.4% | 2025 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 158 | Mexico | 8.3% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 159 | Portugal | 8.1% | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 160 | Guatemala | 7.9% | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 161 | Cuba | 7.9% | 2025 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 162 | Malta | 7.7% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 163 | Slovenia | 7.6% | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 164 | Nicaragua | 7.6% | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 165 | North Korea | 7.4% | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 166 | Tanzania | 7.3% | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 167 | Germany | 7.2% | 2025 | up 33.5% | falling |
| 168 | Denmark | 6.6% | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 169 | Singapore | 6.6% | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 170 | Belarus | 6.4% | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 171 | Hong Kong | 6.3% | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 6.2% | 2025 | up 21.4% | flat |
| 173 | Norway | 6.2% | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 174 | Sweden | 5.9% | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 175 | Ireland | 5.6% | 2025 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 176 | United Arab Emirates | 5.5% | 2025 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 177 | Kazakhstan | 5.2% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 178 | Bahrain | 5.0% | 2025 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Bolivia | 4.7% | 2025 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 180 | Iceland | 4.4% | 2025 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 181 | Macao | 3.8% | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 182 | Netherlands | 3.5% | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 183 | Czechia | 3.3% | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 184 | Japan | 2.6% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 185 | Azerbaijan | 1.7% | 2025 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Qatar | 1.4% | 2025 | down 46.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other small states 24.2%
- Small states 22.1%
- Caribbean small states 20.0%
- Low income 18.6%
- Arab World 18.5%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 18.1%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 17.5%
- IDA only 17.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 16.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 16.9%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 16.8%
- Pre-demographic dividend 16.7%
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).