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Countries by Youth NEET (ILO estimates) (2024)

Youth NEET (ILO estimates) in 2024: highest in Afghanistan (55.84%), lowest in Japan (3.04%), median 17.45% across the 181 countries in this dataset, according to ILO ILOSTAT.

Browse Youth NEET (ILO estimates) (measured in %) across 186 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from ILO ILOSTAT.

Unit: %186 countries and regionsSource: ILO ILOSTAT
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:2005–2027

Highest Youth NEET (ILO estimates), 2024

  1. 1.Afghanistan55.84%
  2. 2.Sao Tome and Principe50.26%
  3. 3.Djibouti50.18%
  4. 4.Yemen45.81%
  5. 5.Somalia43.8%
  6. 6.Guyana42.85%
  7. 7.The Gambia39.84%
  8. 8.Tajikistan39.46%
  9. 9.Botswana38%
  10. 10.Lesotho37.98%

Lowest Youth NEET (ILO estimates), 2024

  1. 172.Ireland5.76%
  2. 173.Hong Kong5.67%
  3. 174.Qatar5.57%
  4. 175.Sweden5.51%
  5. 176.Czech Republic4.62%
  6. 177.Iceland3.98%
  7. 178.Macao3.66%
  8. 179.Netherlands3.58%
  9. 180.Azerbaijan3.24%
  10. 181.Japan3.04%

All 181 ranked countries, 2024— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Youth NEET (ILO estimates) trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

AfghanistanRank 1 of 181Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 2 of 181DjiboutiRank 3 of 181YemenRank 4 of 181SomaliaRank 5 of 181GuyanaRank 6 of 181The GambiaRank 7 of 181TajikistanRank 8 of 181BotswanaRank 9 of 181LesothoRank 10 of 181ChadRank 11 of 181IraqRank 12 of 181EswatiniRank 13 of 181MauritaniaRank 14 of 181SenegalRank 15 of 181VanuatuRank 16 of 181South AfricaRank 17 of 181Syrian Arab RepublicRank 18 of 181PakistanRank 19 of 181GuineaRank 20 of 181MoroccoRank 21 of 181Sierra LeoneRank 22 of 181HondurasRank 23 of 181NepalRank 24 of 181LibyaRank 25 of 181NamibiaRank 26 of 181JordanRank 27 of 181DR CongoRank 28 of 181ZimbabweRank 29 of 181SamoaRank 30 of 181Central African RepublicRank 31 of 181Republic of the CongoRank 32 of 181GabonRank 33 of 181ZambiaRank 34 of 181Timor-LesteRank 35 of 181Cabo VerdeRank 36 of 181Papua New GuineaRank 37 of 181GhanaRank 38 of 181MaliRank 39 of 181BarbadosRank 40 of 181RwandaRank 41 of 181IranRank 42 of 181TongaRank 43 of 181St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 44 of 181Dominican RepublicRank 45 of 181EritreaRank 46 of 181OmanRank 47 of 181Burkina FasoRank 48 of 181AngolaRank 49 of 181EgyptRank 50 of 181BelizeRank 51 of 181Equatorial GuineaRank 52 of 181MaldivesRank 53 of 181MadagascarRank 54 of 181IndiaRank 55 of 181PeruRank 56 of 181GuatemalaRank 57 of 181GeorgiaRank 58 of 181New CaledoniaRank 59 of 181VenezuelaRank 60 of 181AlbaniaRank 61 of 181CameroonRank 62 of 181ColombiaRank 63 of 181TurkeyRank 64 of 181TunisiaRank 65 of 181St. LuciaRank 66 of 181Lao PDRRank 67 of 181French PolynesiaRank 68 of 181NicaraguaRank 69 of 181MalawiRank 70 of 181El SalvadorRank 71 of 181IndonesiaRank 72 of 181ComorosRank 73 of 181HaitiRank 74 of 181FijiRank 75 of 181Puerto RicoRank 76 of 181ArmeniaRank 77 of 181BhutanRank 78 of 181JamaicaRank 79 of 181AlgeriaRank 80 of 181KenyaRank 81 of 181Kyrgyz RepublicRank 82 of 181BrazilRank 83 of 181MozambiqueRank 84 of 181Cote d'IvoireRank 85 of 181EcuadorRank 86 of 181SurinameRank 87 of 181North MacedoniaRank 88 of 181Costa RicaRank 89 of 181MontenegroRank 90 of 181MauritiusRank 91 of 181ParaguayRank 92 of 181Sri LankaRank 93 of 181EthiopiaRank 94 of 181RomaniaRank 95 of 181TurkmenistanRank 96 of 181Brunei DarussalamRank 97 of 181ArgentinaRank 98 of 181MyanmarRank 99 of 181Saudi ArabiaRank 100 of 181Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 101 of 181US Virgin IslandsRank 102 of 181NigerRank 103 of 181MexicoRank 104 of 181KuwaitRank 105 of 181BangladeshRank 106 of 181IsraelRank 107 of 181UruguayRank 108 of 181LithuaniaRank 109 of 181PanamaRank 110 of 181MongoliaRank 111 of 181LiberiaRank 112 of 181The BahamasRank 113 of 181Trinidad and TobagoRank 114 of 181BeninRank 115 of 181United KingdomRank 116 of 181ChileRank 117 of 181UzbekistanRank 118 of 181NigeriaRank 119 of 181Guinea-BissauRank 120 of 181UgandaRank 121 of 181AustriaRank 122 of 181TogoRank 123 of 181CanadaRank 124 of 181ThailandRank 125 of 181BurundiRank 126 of 181New ZealandRank 127 of 181SerbiaRank 128 of 181FranceRank 129 of 181PhilippinesRank 130 of 181ItalyRank 131 of 181GuamRank 132 of 181RussiaRank 133 of 181CubaRank 134 of 181United StatesRank 135 of 181MoldovaRank 136 of 181TanzaniaRank 137 of 181South KoreaRank 138 of 181CambodiaRank 139 of 181ChinaRank 140 of 181VietnamRank 141 of 181CyprusRank 142 of 181PolandRank 143 of 181BulgariaRank 144 of 181GreeceRank 145 of 181EstoniaRank 146 of 181BahrainRank 147 of 181MalaysiaRank 148 of 181SpainRank 149 of 181HungaryRank 150 of 181North KoreaRank 151 of 181LuxembourgRank 152 of 181LatviaRank 153 of 181United Arab EmiratesRank 154 of 181SlovakiaRank 155 of 181AustraliaRank 156 of 181Solomon IslandsRank 157 of 181FinlandRank 158 of 181CroatiaRank 159 of 181BoliviaRank 160 of 181KazakhstanRank 161 of 181SwitzerlandRank 162 of 181PortugalRank 163 of 181MaltaRank 164 of 181GermanyRank 165 of 181BelgiumRank 166 of 181SloveniaRank 167 of 181DenmarkRank 168 of 181BelarusRank 169 of 181SingaporeRank 170 of 181NorwayRank 171 of 181IrelandRank 172 of 181Hong KongRank 173 of 181QatarRank 174 of 181SwedenRank 175 of 181Czech RepublicRank 176 of 181IcelandRank 177 of 181MacaoRank 178 of 181NetherlandsRank 179 of 181AzerbaijanRank 180 of 181JapanRank 181 of 181

Other countries and regions

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Youth NEET (ILO estimates) Data Coverage

This page lists 186 countries with available Youth NEET (ILO estimates) data. Data sourced from ILO ILOSTAT. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.