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Australia Youth NEET rate 2026: Interactive Chart & Historical Data

Youth NEET rate in Australia stood at 8.4% in 2025, according to ILO ILOSTAT. The latest value is down 0.13 percentage points from 8.53% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 9.8% (down 1.4 percentage points since). The highest value since 2009 was 11.4% in 2009, the lowest 7.91% in 2023. Australia ranked 80th highest of the 99 countries in this dataset in 2024; Belarus ranked first.

Data source: ILO ILOSTAT · Unit: % · Category: Labor and Employment · Explore more indicators on EconDash

Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1970–2025

Key facts

What is the latest Youth NEET rate in Australia?

Youth NEET rate in Australia stood at 8.4% in 2025, according to ILO ILOSTAT.

Is Youth NEET rate in Australia rising or falling?

The latest value is down 0.13 percentage points from 8.53% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 9.8% (down 1.4 percentage points since).

How does Australia rank for Youth NEET rate?

Australia ranked 80th highest of the 99 countries in this dataset in 2024; Belarus ranked first.

What is the highest Youth NEET rate on record in Australia?

The highest value since 2009 was 11.4% in 2009, the lowest 7.91% in 2023.

Metadata for Youth NEET rate in Australia
IndicatorYouth NEET rate
CountryAustralia
CategoryLabor and Employment
Unit%
SourceILO ILOSTAT
Interactive chartView on EconDash
API accessEconDash API documentation

Latest value: 8.4% (2025)

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Source:International Labour Organization via ILO ILOSTAT — series EIP_NEET_SEX_RT_A
License:CC BY 4.0
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APA

International Labour Organization. (2026). Youth NEET rate — Australia [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-rate/AUS. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_NEET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv

MLA

International Labour Organization. "Youth NEET rate — Australia." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-rate/AUS. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_NEET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.

Chicago

International Labour Organization. 2026. "Youth NEET rate — Australia." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-rate/AUS. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_NEET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.

BibTeX
@misc{econdash_youth_neet_rate_aus,
  author = {{International Labour Organization}},
  title = {{Youth NEET rate --- Australia}},
  howpublished = {EconDash},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-rate/AUS},
  note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP\_NEET\_SEX\_RT\_A\&lang=en\&type=label\&format=.csv}
}