Youth NEET rate in Malaysia stood at 10.22% in 2022, according to ILO ILOSTAT. The latest value is up 0.97 percentage points from 9.25% in 2021. Ten years earlier, in 2012, the value was 13.95% (down 3.73 percentage points since). Malaysia ranked 75th highest of the 102 countries in this dataset in 2022; Botswana ranked first.
Data source: ILO ILOSTAT · Unit: % · Category: Labor and Employment · Explore more indicators on EconDash
Youth NEET rate in Malaysia stood at 10.22% in 2022, according to ILO ILOSTAT.
The latest value is up 0.97 percentage points from 9.25% in 2021. Ten years earlier, in 2012, the value was 13.95% (down 3.73 percentage points since).
Malaysia ranked 75th highest of the 102 countries in this dataset in 2022; Botswana ranked first.
| Indicator | Youth NEET rate |
|---|---|
| Country | Malaysia |
| Category | Labor and Employment |
| Unit | % |
| Source | ILO ILOSTAT |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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International Labour Organization. (2026). Youth NEET rate — Malaysia [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-rate/MYS. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_NEET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv
International Labour Organization. "Youth NEET rate — Malaysia." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-rate/MYS. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_NEET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
International Labour Organization. 2026. "Youth NEET rate — Malaysia." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-rate/MYS. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_NEET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
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title = {{Youth NEET rate --- Malaysia}},
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