Data for 2019
Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2019
Figures for 2019, as ILO published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2019 covers 120 countries. Kiribati is highest, at 52.010; Japan is lowest, at 3.140. The middle country reads 17.882. Against 2018, 95 values changed (43 up, 52 down), 25 countries joined, 8 left.
Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training · Data for 2019
HighestKiribati
52.010LowestJapan
3.140Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2019, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 120 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIRMicronesia | 52.010 |
| 2 | GUYSouth America | 45.662 |
| 3 | MRTWestern Africa | 44.085 |
| 4 | SOMEastern Africa | 43.734 |
| 5 | MHLMicronesia | 42.941 |
| 6 | JORWestern Asia | 36.001 |
| 7 | LSOSouthern Africa | 35.152 |
| 8 | VUTMelanesia | 34.500 |
| 9 | GINWestern Africa | 34.301 |
| 10 | SENWestern Africa | 32.712 |
| 11 | XKXSouthern Europe | 32.612 |
| 12 | ZMBEastern Africa | 32.543 |
| 13 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 32.460 |
| 14 | BWASouthern Africa | 31.985 |
| 15 | MLIWestern Africa | 31.804 |
| 16 | INDSouthern Asia | 31.195 |
| 17 | GNBWestern Africa | 31.157 |
| 18 | IRNSouthern Asia | 30.401 |
| 19 | LCACaribbean | 29.941 |
| 20 | PAKSouthern Asia | 29.708 |
| 21 | ZWEEastern Africa | 29.368 |
| 22 | PSEWestern Asia | 29.110 |
| 23 | RWAEastern Africa | 28.550 |
| 24 | GTMCentral America | 28.185 |
| 25 | HNDCentral America | 28.106 |
| 26 | CPVWestern Africa | 27.990 |
| 27 | EGYNorthern Africa | 27.959 |
| 28 | SLVCentral America | 27.940 |
| 29 | NCLMelanesia | 27.912 |
| 30 | NGAWestern Africa | 27.097 |
| 31 | TUNNorthern Africa | 26.788 |
| 32 | MDVSouthern Asia | 26.270 |
| 33 | TURWestern Asia | 26.052 |
| 34 | GEOWestern Asia | 25.998 |
| 35 | ALBSouthern Europe | 25.824 |
| 36 | ARMWestern Asia | 25.461 |
| 37 | BLZCentral America | 24.884 |
| 38 | DOMCaribbean | 24.727 |
| 39 | NERWestern Africa | 24.261 |
| 40 | BRASouth America | 23.986 |
| 41 | COLSouth America | 23.917 |
| 42 | LBNWestern Asia | 23.518 |
| 43 | GRDCaribbean | 23.131 |
| 44 | AGOMiddle Africa | 22.922 |
| 45 | JAMCaribbean | 22.908 |
| 46 | BIHSouthern Europe | 22.598 |
| 47 | CIVWestern Africa | 21.917 |
| 48 | SYCEastern Africa | 21.822 |
| 49 | KGZCentral Asia | 21.553 |
| 50 | LKASouthern Asia | 21.213 |
| 51 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 20.547 |
| 52 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 20.092 |
| 53 | KENEastern Africa | 19.667 |
| 54 | MNGEastern Asia | 19.528 |
| 55 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 19.338 |
| 56 | ARGSouth America | 19.228 |
| 57 | MKDSouthern Europe | 18.669 |
| 58 | MEXCentral America | 18.299 |
| 59 | ITASouthern Europe | 18.128 |
| 60 | MUSEastern Africa | 18.078 |
| 61 | URYSouth America | 17.685 |
| 62 | CRICentral America | 17.582 |
| 63 | ECUSouth America | 17.516 |
| 64 | MDAEastern Europe | 17.479 |
| 65 | MNESouthern Europe | 17.344 |
| 66 | PERSouth America | 16.873 |
| 67 | PANCentral America | 16.683 |
| 68 | BENWestern Africa | 15.863 |
| 69 | SRBSouthern Europe | 15.663 |
| 70 | SAUWestern Asia | 15.600 |
| 71 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 14.880 |
| 72 | ROUEastern Europe | 14.657 |
| 73 | TTOCaribbean | 14.605 |
| 74 | ISRWestern Asia | 14.285 |
| 75 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 13.782 |
| 76 | CYPWestern Asia | 13.659 |
| 77 | BGREastern Europe | 13.546 |
| 78 | BFAWestern Africa | 13.358 |
| 79 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 13.237 |
| 80 | GRCSouthern Europe | 12.977 |
| 81 | FRAWestern Europe | 12.618 |
| 82 | GBRNorthern Europe | 12.335 |
| 83 | CANNorthern America | 12.023 |
| 84 | HRVSouthern Europe | 11.966 |
| 85 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 11.620 |
| 86 | BOLSouth America | 11.606 |
| 87 | ESPSouthern Europe | 11.584 |
| 88 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 11.410 |
| 89 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 11.383 |
| 90 | HUNEastern Europe | 11.015 |
| 91 | AUTWestern Europe | 11.008 |
| 92 | UGAEastern Africa | 10.684 |
| 93 | SVKEastern Europe | 10.479 |
| 94 | USANorthern America | 10.409 |
| 95 | BTNSouthern Asia | 10.405 |
| 96 | TGOWestern Africa | 10.398 |
| 97 | IRLNorthern Europe | 10.182 |
| 98 | POLEastern Europe | 9.573 |
| 99 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 9.361 |
| 100 | BELWestern Europe | 9.250 |
| 101 | LVANorthern Europe | 9.240 |
| 102 | MLTSouthern Europe | 9.113 |
| 103 | LTUNorthern Europe | 8.649 |
| 104 | PRTSouthern Europe | 7.966 |
| 105 | ESTNorthern Europe | 7.859 |
| 106 | DNKNorthern Europe | 7.722 |
| 107 | CHEWestern Europe | 7.707 |
| 108 | FINNorthern Europe | 7.386 |
| 109 | SVNSouthern Europe | 7.029 |
| 110 | BLREastern Europe | 6.897 |
| 111 | HKGEastern Asia | 6.725 |
| 112 | CZEEastern Europe | 5.824 |
| 113 | DEUWestern Europe | 5.607 |
| 114 | SWENorthern Europe | 5.527 |
| 115 | NORNorthern Europe | 5.443 |
| 116 | ISLNorthern Europe | 5.237 |
| 117 | LUXWestern Europe | 4.775 |
| 118 | NLDWestern Europe | 4.256 |
| 119 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 4.130 |
| 120 | JPNEastern Asia | 3.140 |
02In 2019
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Kiribati52.010
- 2
Guyana45.662
- 3
Mauritania44.085
- 4
Somalia43.734
- 5
Marshall Islands42.941
Lowest
- 120
Japan3.140
- 119
Singapore4.130
- 118
Netherlands4.256
- 117
Luxembourg4.775
- 116
Iceland5.237
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 17.882. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032018 → 2019
Since 2018
What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +25 / −8countries joined / left
- 95values changed, of 95 in both
- 43 · 52rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Guinea-Bissau21.585 → 31.157+9.572
Mali26.716 → 31.804+5.088
Vietnam8.305 → 13.237+4.932
Kosovo29.692 → 32.612+2.920
Guyana42.926 → 45.662+2.736
Fell most
Burkina Faso41.004 → 13.358−27.646
North Macedonia24.496 → 18.669−5.827
Bhutan15.188 → 10.405−4.783
New Caledonia32.432 → 27.912−4.520
Grenada26.434 → 23.131−3.303
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 120 countries has every column.
05The files
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Cite this edition
International Labour Organization (ILO) (2019). Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/youth-neet/2019
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07Questions
Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2019: questions and answers
Which country has the highest youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2019?
Kiribati, at 52.010, of the 120 countries in the file.
What year does Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2019 describe?
2019.
How many countries does Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2019 cover?
120.
Where can I download Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2019?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2019 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2024.