Youth NEET (ILO estimates) in Bhutan stood at 20.24% in 2024, according to ILO ILOSTAT. The latest value is up 0.52 percentage points from 19.72% in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 15.38% (up 4.86 percentage points since). The latest value is the highest since 2005; the lowest was 9.56% in 2021. Bhutan ranked 78th highest of the 181 countries in this dataset in 2024; Afghanistan ranked first.
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Youth NEET (ILO estimates) in Bhutan stood at 20.24% in 2024, according to ILO ILOSTAT.
The latest value is up 0.52 percentage points from 19.72% in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 15.38% (up 4.86 percentage points since).
Bhutan ranked 78th highest of the 181 countries in this dataset in 2024; Afghanistan ranked first.
The latest value is the highest since 2005; the lowest was 9.56% in 2021.
| Indicator | Youth NEET (ILO estimates) |
|---|---|
| Country | Bhutan |
| Category | Labor and Employment |
| Unit | % |
| Source | ILO ILOSTAT |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
ILO modelled projection for 2025: 20.15%
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International Labour Organization. (2026). Youth NEET (ILO estimates) — Bhutan [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-ilo-estimates/BTN. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_2EET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv
International Labour Organization. "Youth NEET (ILO estimates) — Bhutan." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-ilo-estimates/BTN. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_2EET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
International Labour Organization. 2026. "Youth NEET (ILO estimates) — Bhutan." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-ilo-estimates/BTN. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_2EET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
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author = {{International Labour Organization}},
title = {{Youth NEET (ILO estimates) --- Bhutan}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-ilo-estimates/BTN},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP\_2EET\_SEX\_RT\_A\&lang=en\&type=label\&format=.csv}
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