ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in China
The ILO estimates that 11.2% of young people in China were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
China, 2025
11.2%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
13.0%
Position in 2025
137th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in China over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.2% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 10.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 12.6%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, China has the 137th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.