ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate by country, 2025
Young people aged 15 to 24 who are not in employment, education or training, as a share of all people of that age, from the ILO modelled estimates. Values for the current and following years are ILO projections.
181 places ranked for 2025. Highest: Afghanistan (55.7%). Lowest: Japan (3.1%). The median is 17.5%.
Highest 10
- 1. Afghanistan 55.7%
- 2. São Tomé and Príncipe 50.4%
- 3. Djibouti 50.0%
- 4. Yemen 46.0%
- 5. Somalia, Fed. Rep. 43.6%
- 6. Guyana 43.0%
- 7. Gambia 39.8%
- 8. Tajikistan 39.6%
- 9. Botswana 38.1%
- 10. Lesotho 38.1%
Lowest 10
- 181. Japan 3.1%
- 180. Azerbaijan 3.3%
- 179. Netherlands 3.6%
- 178. Macao SAR, China 3.7%
- 177. Iceland 4.0%
- 176. Czechia 4.7%
- 175. Sweden 5.6%
- 174. Qatar 5.6%
- 173. Hong Kong SAR, China 5.7%
- 172. Ireland 5.8%
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 181. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates).
In short
- Among the 181 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Afghanistan (55.7%) and the lowest Japan (3.1%).
- Half of the countries are above 17.5% and half below.
- From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 151 countries and fell in 30.
- The figure for the world was 20.0% in 2025, against 22.7% in 2020 (−2.7 percentage points).
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 55.7% | 2025 | |
| 2 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| 3 | Djibouti | 50.0% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Yemen | 46.0% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 43.6% | 2025 | |
| 6 | Guyana | 43.0% | 2025 | |
| 7 | Gambia | 39.8% | 2025 | |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 39.6% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Botswana | 38.1% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Lesotho | 38.1% | 2025 | |
| 11 | Chad | 37.7% | 2025 | |
| 12 | Iraq | 36.9% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Eswatini | 36.7% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Mauritania | 36.7% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Senegal | 35.3% | 2025 | |
| 16 | Vanuatu | 34.8% | 2025 | |
| 17 | South Africa | 34.7% | 2025 | |
| 18 | Pakistan | 34.4% | 2025 | |
| 19 | Syria | 34.4% | 2025 | |
| 20 | Guinea | 33.9% | 2025 | |
| 21 | Morocco | 32.6% | 2025 | |
| 22 | Honduras | 30.8% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 30.8% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Namibia | 30.7% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Nepal | 30.7% | 2025 | |
| 26 | Jordan | 30.6% | 2025 | |
| 27 | Libya | 30.5% | 2025 | |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 30.1% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 30.1% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Samoa | 30.1% | 2025 | |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 29.9% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Republic of the Congo | 29.4% | 2025 | |
| 33 | Gabon | 29.4% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Zambia | 29.1% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Timor-Leste | 29.0% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Cabo Verde | 28.2% | 2025 | |
| 37 | Papua New Guinea | 27.7% | 2025 | |
| 38 | Ghana | 27.5% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Mali | 27.2% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Barbados | 26.2% | 2025 | |
| 41 | Rwanda | 26.0% | 2025 | |
| 42 | Iran | 26.0% | 2025 | |
| 43 | Eritrea | 25.8% | 2025 | |
| 44 | Tonga | 25.8% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 25.8% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25.7% | 2025 | |
| 47 | Oman | 25.6% | 2025 | |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.1% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 24.9% | 2025 | |
| 50 | Egypt | 24.8% | 2025 | |
| 51 | Angola | 24.8% | 2025 | |
| 52 | Belize | 24.8% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Madagascar | 24.4% | 2025 | |
| 54 | Maldives | 24.3% | 2025 | |
| 55 | India | 24.3% | 2025 | |
| 56 | New Caledonia | 24.3% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Guatemala | 24.1% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Peru | 24.0% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Georgia | 24.0% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Venezuela | 23.8% | 2025 | |
| 61 | Albania | 23.4% | 2025 | |
| 62 | Cameroon | 23.2% | 2025 | |
| 63 | Colombia | 23.2% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Türkiye | 23.1% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Tunisia | 22.9% | 2025 | |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | 22.8% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Laos | 22.6% | 2025 | |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| 69 | French Polynesia | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| 70 | El Salvador | 21.8% | 2025 | |
| 71 | Malawi | 21.8% | 2025 | |
| 72 | Indonesia | 21.5% | 2025 | |
| 73 | Haiti | 21.4% | 2025 | |
| 74 | Comoros | 21.3% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Fiji | 20.7% | 2025 | |
| 76 | Puerto Rico (US) | 20.5% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Armenia | 20.4% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Bhutan | 20.1% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Jamaica | 20.0% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Algeria | 19.7% | 2025 | |
| 81 | Kenya | 19.5% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.5% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Brazil | 19.4% | 2025 | |
| 84 | Mozambique | 19.3% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.1% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Suriname | 19.0% | 2025 | |
| 87 | Ecuador | 18.9% | 2025 | |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 18.5% | 2025 | |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 18.3% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Montenegro | 17.6% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Mauritius | 17.5% | 2025 | |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 17.4% | 2025 | |
| 93 | Paraguay | 17.3% | 2025 | |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 17.2% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Romania | 17.1% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 17.0% | 2025 | |
| 97 | Brunei | 16.7% | 2025 | |
| 98 | US Virgin Islands | 16.6% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Argentina | 16.4% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Myanmar | 16.3% | 2025 | |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.2% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 16.2% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Niger | 16.1% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Mexico | 16.0% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Kuwait | 15.6% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 15.6% | 2025 | |
| 107 | Israel | 15.3% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Uruguay | 15.1% | 2025 | |
| 109 | Bahamas | 15.0% | 2025 | |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.9% | 2025 | |
| 111 | Panama | 14.8% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Lithuania | 14.8% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Liberia | 14.8% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Mongolia | 14.8% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Benin | 14.4% | 2025 | |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 14.3% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Chile | 13.8% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 13.7% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.6% | 2025 | |
| 120 | Nigeria | 13.5% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Uganda | 13.3% | 2025 | |
| 122 | Austria | 13.1% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Togo | 13.1% | 2025 | |
| 124 | Canada | 13.0% | 2025 | |
| 125 | Thailand | 12.9% | 2025 | |
| 126 | New Zealand | 12.8% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Burundi | 12.8% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Philippines | 12.7% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Serbia | 12.7% | 2025 | |
| 130 | France | 12.6% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Guam | 12.1% | 2025 | |
| 132 | Italy | 12.1% | 2025 | |
| 133 | Russia | 11.8% | 2025 | |
| 134 | United States | 11.7% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Moldova | 11.6% | 2025 | |
| 136 | Cuba | 11.5% | 2025 | |
| 137 | China | 11.2% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Tanzania | 11.1% | 2025 | |
| 139 | South Korea | 11.0% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Cambodia | 11.0% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Viet Nam | 10.9% | 2025 | |
| 142 | Cyprus | 10.7% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Bulgaria | 10.6% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Poland | 10.5% | 2025 | |
| 145 | Greece | 10.4% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Bahrain | 10.3% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Estonia | 10.3% | 2025 | |
| 148 | Malaysia | 10.3% | 2025 | |
| 149 | Spain | 10.2% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Hungary | 10.0% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Luxembourg | 9.4% | 2025 | |
| 152 | North Korea | 9.4% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Latvia | 9.0% | 2025 | |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 9.0% | 2025 | |
| 155 | Slovakia | 8.8% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Australia | 8.6% | 2025 | |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 8.3% | 2025 | |
| 158 | Finland | 8.2% | 2025 | |
| 159 | Croatia | 8.1% | 2025 | |
| 160 | Portugal | 7.8% | 2025 | |
| 161 | Switzerland | 7.8% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Kazakhstan | 7.8% | 2025 | |
| 163 | Bolivia | 7.7% | 2025 | |
| 164 | Malta | 7.7% | 2025 | |
| 165 | Germany | 7.5% | 2025 | |
| 166 | Belgium | 7.4% | 2025 | |
| 167 | Slovenia | 7.1% | 2025 | |
| 168 | Denmark | 6.9% | 2025 | |
| 169 | Belarus | 6.2% | 2025 | |
| 170 | Singapore | 6.0% | 2025 | |
| 171 | Norway | 6.0% | 2025 | |
| 172 | Ireland | 5.8% | 2025 | |
| 173 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5.7% | 2025 | |
| 174 | Qatar | 5.6% | 2025 | |
| 175 | Sweden | 5.6% | 2025 | |
| 176 | Czechia | 4.7% | 2025 | |
| 177 | Iceland | 4.0% | 2025 | |
| 178 | Macao SAR, China | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| 179 | Netherlands | 3.6% | 2025 | |
| 180 | Azerbaijan | 3.3% | 2025 | |
| 181 | Japan | 3.1% | 2025 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2025, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2025 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by ILOSTAT; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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