Indicator
Youth neither studying nor working ranking
Highest and lowest
In 2025, the share of youth aged 15 to 24 not in education, employment or training was highest in Somalia, Nauru, and Sudan, while the lowest values were recorded in Iceland, the Netherlands, and Czechia. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Youth neither studying nor working
Share of youth aged 15 to 24 not in education, employment or training (NEET rate)
| Rank | Economy | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 51.0 | 2022 |
| 2 | Nauru | 50.4 | 2024 |
| 3 | Sudan | 46.5 | 2022 |
| 4 | Chad | 42.3 | 2022 |
| 5 | Tokelau | 41.6 | 2022 |
| 6 | Malawi | 39.4 | 2024 |
| 7 | Botswana | 38.0 | 2024 |
| 8 | Lesotho | 38.0 | 2024 |
| 9 | Eswatini | 36.5 | 2023 |
| 10 | Gambia | 36.5 | 2025 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 36.0 | 2024 |
| 12 | Kiribati | 35.4 | 2023 |
| 13 | Senegal | 35.2 | 2024 |
| 14 | South Africa | 34.6 | 2024 |
| 15 | Tuvalu | 34.3 | 2022 |
| 16 | Mali | 30.1 | 2024 |
| 17 | Samoa | 30.1 | 2022 |
| 18 | Jordan | 29.4 | 2024 |
| 19 | Vanuatu | 29.3 | 2025 |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 29.1 | 2022 |
| 21 | Honduras | 29.0 | 2025 |
| 22 | Pakistan | 28.5 | 2025 |
| 23 | Kenya | 27.8 | 2022 |
| 24 | Papua New Guinea | 27.7 | 2022 |
| 25 | Zambia | 26.7 | 2024 |
| 26 | West Bank and Gaza | 25.8 | 2025 |
| 27 | Tonga | 25.6 | 2023 |
| 28 | India | 25.6 | 2025 |
| 29 | Saint Lucia | 25.5 | 2025 |
| 30 | Angola | 24.9 | 2025 |
| 31 | New Caledonia | 24.7 | 2023 |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 24.7 | 2025 |
| 33 | Madagascar | 24.3 | 2022 |
| 34 | Iran | 24.3 | 2024 |
| 35 | Guatemala | 24.0 | 2024 |
| 36 | Ghana | 23.9 | 2024 |
| 37 | Egypt | 23.8 | 2024 |
| 38 | Türkiye | 22.9 | 2024 |
| 39 | Peru | 22.8 | 2022 |
| 40 | Tunisia | 22.6 | 2023 |
| 41 | Lao PDR | 22.5 | 2022 |
| 42 | Colombia | 22.0 | 2025 |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 21.6 | 2024 |
| 44 | Indonesia | 21.4 | 2023 |
| 45 | Albania | 21.0 | 2024 |
| 46 | Fiji | 20.8 | 2024 |
| 47 | El Salvador | 20.5 | 2024 |
| 48 | Cook Islands | 20.3 | 2023 |
| 49 | Bhutan | 20.2 | 2024 |
| 50 | Wallis and Futuna | 20.2 | 2023 |
| 51 | Gabon | 20.2 | 2024 |
| 52 | Armenia | 20.2 | 2023 |
| 53 | Grenada | 20.1 | 2023 |
| 54 | Jamaica | 19.7 | 2023 |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 19.5 | 2025 |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 19.4 | 2025 |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.3 | 2023 |
| 58 | Mozambique | 19.2 | 2022 |
| 59 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.0 | 2024 |
| 60 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18.8 | 2022 |
| 61 | Brazil | 18.7 | 2025 |
| 62 | Ecuador | 17.7 | 2025 |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 17.2 | 2024 |
| 64 | Romania | 17.0 | 2024 |
| 65 | Seychelles | 16.9 | 2024 |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 16.4 | 2025 |
| 67 | Mexico | 16.2 | 2025 |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.8 | 2024 |
| 69 | Niger | 15.7 | 2022 |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 15.4 | 2024 |
| 71 | Rwanda | 15.3 | 2025 |
| 72 | Israel | 15.3 | 2024 |
| 73 | Argentina | 15.2 | 2025 |
| 74 | Panama | 15.1 | 2025 |
| 75 | Lithuania | 14.9 | 2024 |
| 76 | Georgia | 14.7 | 2024 |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 14.4 | 2025 |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.3 | 2024 |
| 79 | Montenegro | 14.2 | 2024 |
| 80 | Benin | 14.2 | 2022 |
| 81 | Uruguay | 14.0 | 2024 |
| 82 | Mauritius | 13.9 | 2024 |
| 83 | Chile | 13.4 | 2025 |
| 84 | Austria | 13.4 | 2025 |
| 85 | Canada | 13.3 | 2025 |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.2 | 2022 |
| 87 | Cyprus | 13.2 | 2024 |
| 88 | Togo | 13.0 | 2022 |
| 89 | Tanzania | 12.8 | 2024 |
| 90 | Thailand | 12.8 | 2024 |
| 91 | New Zealand | 12.8 | 2024 |
| 92 | Serbia | 12.7 | 2025 |
| 93 | France | 12.6 | 2024 |
| 94 | Philippines | 12.4 | 2023 |
| 95 | Italy | 12.0 | 2024 |
| 96 | Nigeria | 11.9 | 2024 |
| 97 | United States | 11.6 | 2025 |
| 98 | Palau | 11.3 | 2023 |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 10.9 | 2024 |
| 100 | Niue | 10.8 | 2022 |
| 101 | Spain | 10.5 | 2025 |
| 102 | Greece | 10.4 | 2025 |
| 103 | Viet Nam | 10.3 | 2024 |
| 104 | Estonia | 10.2 | 2024 |
| 105 | Luxembourg | 10.2 | 2024 |
| 106 | Malaysia | 10.2 | 2022 |
| 107 | Poland | 10.1 | 2025 |
| 108 | Hungary | 10.0 | 2024 |
| 109 | Mongolia | 9.9 | 2024 |
| 110 | Latvia | 9.9 | 2024 |
| 111 | Moldova | 9.1 | 2025 |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 8.9 | 2023 |
| 113 | Slovak Republic | 8.8 | 2024 |
| 114 | Australia | 8.5 | 2024 |
| 115 | Finland | 8.3 | 2024 |
| 116 | Belgium | 8.1 | 2024 |
| 117 | Croatia | 8.1 | 2024 |
| 118 | Bolivia | 8.0 | 2024 |
| 119 | Malta | 7.8 | 2024 |
| 120 | Germany | 7.6 | 2024 |
| 121 | Slovenia | 7.1 | 2024 |
| 122 | Portugal | 7.0 | 2025 |
| 123 | Switzerland | 7.0 | 2025 |
| 124 | Denmark | 6.9 | 2024 |
| 125 | Russia | 6.7 | 2025 |
| 126 | Singapore | 6.4 | 2024 |
| 127 | Cambodia | 6.3 | 2023 |
| 128 | Hong Kong (China) | 6.0 | 2025 |
| 129 | Norway | 5.8 | 2024 |
| 130 | Ireland | 5.7 | 2024 |
| 131 | Sweden | 5.6 | 2024 |
| 132 | Czechia | 4.6 | 2024 |
| 133 | Netherlands | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 134 | Iceland | 4.0 | 2024 |
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Sources and updates
Data sources
The data for this indicator are drawn from the International Labour Organization (ILO) SDG Labour Market Indicators (ILOSDG) database.
Last update
This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.