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.

Japan3.1%

Japan, world rank 168 for Youth NEET rate, 3.1%

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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)

Reference years differ by country. Compare each value with the year and source shown in the country card.

03 / FULL RANKING

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Browse every covered country from the top to the bottom of the ranking. Select one to focus it on the map and open its card.

Youth NEET rateFull ranking168 countries
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