Data for 2020
Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2020
Figures for 2020, as ILO published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2020 covers 104 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 53.764; Singapore is lowest, at 4.460. The middle country reads 17.965. Against 2019, 94 values changed (77 up, 17 down), 10 countries joined, 26 left.
Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training · Data for 2020
HighestAfghanistan
53.764LowestSingapore
4.460Shaded 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, 2020, 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 104 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFGSouthern Asia | 53.764 |
| 2 | KIRMicronesia | 53.669 |
| 3 | VUTMelanesia | 47.532 |
| 4 | GUYSouth America | 46.800 |
| 5 | PAKSouthern Asia | 42.625 |
| 6 | MUSEastern Africa | 41.724 |
| 7 | DOMCaribbean | 37.702 |
| 8 | BWASouthern Africa | 37.144 |
| 9 | VENSouth America | 37.130 |
| 10 | LCACaribbean | 35.411 |
| 11 | JORWestern Asia | 35.385 |
| 12 | XKXSouthern Europe | 33.478 |
| 13 | NCLMelanesia | 33.022 |
| 14 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 32.399 |
| 15 | CODMiddle Africa | 31.372 |
| 16 | ZMBEastern Africa | 31.055 |
| 17 | MLIWestern Africa | 30.862 |
| 18 | INDSouthern Asia | 30.703 |
| 19 | PSEWestern Asia | 30.344 |
| 20 | EGYNorthern Africa | 30.156 |
| 21 | JAMCaribbean | 29.665 |
| 22 | IRNSouthern Asia | 29.404 |
| 23 | TURWestern Asia | 28.335 |
| 24 | GRDCaribbean | 28.138 |
| 25 | AGOMiddle Africa | 27.286 |
| 26 | ALBSouthern Europe | 26.943 |
| 27 | RWAEastern Africa | 26.139 |
| 28 | SYCEastern Africa | 26.009 |
| 29 | BRASouth America | 25.991 |
| 30 | ARMWestern Asia | 25.984 |
| 31 | PERSouth America | 25.676 |
| 32 | SLVCentral America | 25.169 |
| 33 | GEOWestern Asia | 24.906 |
| 34 | KGZCentral Asia | 22.719 |
| 35 | ARGSouth America | 22.328 |
| 36 | BIHSouthern Europe | 21.805 |
| 37 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 21.800 |
| 38 | LKASouthern Asia | 21.512 |
| 39 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 21.433 |
| 40 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 21.406 |
| 41 | MNESouthern Europe | 21.094 |
| 42 | SAUWestern Asia | 20.323 |
| 43 | MEXCentral America | 20.052 |
| 44 | CRICentral America | 19.946 |
| 45 | MKDSouthern Europe | 19.844 |
| 46 | PRICaribbean | 19.487 |
| 47 | MWIEastern Africa | 19.410 |
| 48 | CHLSouth America | 19.222 |
| 49 | MNGEastern Asia | 19.173 |
| 50 | ITASouthern Europe | 19.132 |
| 51 | PANCentral America | 18.735 |
| 52 | PLWMicronesia | 18.041 |
| 53 | CANNorthern America | 17.888 |
| 54 | CUWCaribbean | 17.460 |
| 55 | URYSouth America | 17.108 |
| 56 | TTOCaribbean | 17.057 |
| 57 | SRBSouthern Europe | 16.177 |
| 58 | ISRWestern Asia | 16.064 |
| 59 | MDAEastern Europe | 15.592 |
| 60 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 15.135 |
| 61 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 15.020 |
| 62 | ROUEastern Europe | 14.754 |
| 63 | BGREastern Europe | 14.706 |
| 64 | CYPWestern Asia | 14.357 |
| 65 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 14.184 |
| 66 | USANorthern America | 13.892 |
| 67 | BOLSouth America | 13.702 |
| 68 | ESPSouthern Europe | 13.682 |
| 69 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 13.630 |
| 70 | GRCSouthern Europe | 13.530 |
| 71 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 12.940 |
| 72 | FRAWestern Europe | 12.701 |
| 73 | GBRNorthern Europe | 12.607 |
| 74 | IRLNorthern Europe | 12.103 |
| 75 | HRVSouthern Europe | 12.055 |
| 76 | BTNSouthern Asia | 11.968 |
| 77 | HUNEastern Europe | 11.743 |
| 78 | TZAEastern Africa | 11.671 |
| 79 | AUTWestern Europe | 11.419 |
| 80 | BDIEastern Africa | 11.167 |
| 81 | LTUNorthern Europe | 10.760 |
| 82 | SVKEastern Europe | 10.748 |
| 83 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 10.706 |
| 84 | POLEastern Europe | 10.136 |
| 85 | BELWestern Europe | 9.994 |
| 86 | MLTSouthern Europe | 9.638 |
| 87 | FINNorthern Europe | 9.365 |
| 88 | ESTNorthern Europe | 9.204 |
| 89 | PRTSouthern Europe | 9.125 |
| 90 | HKGEastern Asia | 8.992 |
| 91 | CHEWestern Europe | 8.621 |
| 92 | LVANorthern Europe | 8.547 |
| 93 | SVNSouthern Europe | 7.683 |
| 94 | DNKNorthern Europe | 7.464 |
| 95 | DEUWestern Europe | 7.295 |
| 96 | BLREastern Europe | 6.790 |
| 97 | LUXWestern Europe | 6.712 |
| 98 | CZEEastern Europe | 6.682 |
| 99 | ISLNorthern Europe | 6.655 |
| 100 | SWENorthern Europe | 6.517 |
| 101 | NORNorthern Europe | 6.152 |
| 102 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 5.692 |
| 103 | NLDWestern Europe | 4.673 |
| 104 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 4.460 |
02In 2020
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Afghanistan53.764
- 2
Kiribati53.669
- 3
Vanuatu47.532
- 4
Guyana46.800
- 5
Pakistan42.625
Lowest
- 104
Singapore4.460
- 103
Netherlands4.673
- 102
Cambodia5.692
- 101
Norway6.152
- 100
Sweden6.517
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 17.965. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032019 → 2020
Since 2019
What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +10 / −26countries joined / left
- 94values changed, of 94 in both
- 77 · 17rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Mauritius18.078 → 41.724+23.646
Vanuatu34.500 → 47.532+13.032
Dominican Republic24.727 → 37.702+12.975
Pakistan29.708 → 42.625+12.917
Peru16.873 → 25.676+8.803
Fell most
Cambodia11.383 → 5.692−5.691
El Salvador27.940 → 25.169−2.771
Rwanda28.550 → 26.139−2.411
Moldova17.479 → 15.592−1.887
Zambia32.543 → 31.055−1.488
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.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 104 countries has every column.
05The files
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Cite this edition
International Labour Organization (ILO) (2020). Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/youth-neet/2020
0623 held
Other years
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Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2019120 countries
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Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2021108 countries
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Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: every year23 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2020: questions and answers
Which country has the highest youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2020?
Afghanistan, at 53.764, of the 104 countries in the file.
What year does Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2020 describe?
2020.
How many countries does Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2020 cover?
104.
Where can I download Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2020?
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, 2020 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training, 2024.