WORLD ATLAS
Youth NEET rate Ranking Map for 168 countries and territories
Limited coverage: Countries and territories with a youth NEET observation under the common ILO or World Bank definition. 168 countries and territories included; reference period: 2016–2025 (latest by country).
In the available data, Belarus has the highest recorded value at 65.7% (rank #1); Japan ranks #168 at 3.1%. Coverage: 168 countries and territories. Reference years: Belarus 2024; Japan 2019. This is the share of young people not in employment, education or training; the reference age group follows the source definition.
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01 / RANKING MAP
Compare youth neet rate within the covered dataset.
Countries and territories with a youth NEET observation under the common ILO or World Bank definition.
Japan, world rank 168 for Youth NEET rate, 3.1%
02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the Youth NEET rate ranking map
Countries and territories with a youth NEET observation under the common ILO or World Bank definition. This page orders 168 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
- Top 3
- #1 Belarus (65.7%), #2 Somalia (51%), #3 Nauru (50.4%)
- Japan’s position
- World #168 (3.1%)
- Data period
- 2016–2025 (latest by country)
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03 / FULL RANKING
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Youth NEET rateFull ranking168 countries
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