Bhutan—NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #82 of 180Updated May 2026
Latest Value
20.2%
2024
YoY Change
+2.6%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#82
of 180 countries
Maximum
20.2%
2024
Minimum
9.6%
2021
CAGR
+4.9%
7 years
Last
20.2%
Previous
19.7%
Highest
20.2%
Lowest
9.6%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Bhutan's neet youth (% not in education/employment) was 20.2% in 2024, ranking #82 out of 180 countries. This represents a +2.6% change from 2023. Over the past 7 years, the highest recorded value was 20.2% (2024) and the lowest was 9.6% (2021). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +94.8% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 15.2% |
Top Countries — NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 65.7% | 2024 |
| 2 | Djibouti | 51.0% | 2017 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 51.0% | 2022 |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 47.5% | 2020 |
| 5 | Sudan | 46.5% | 2022 |
| 6 | Guyana | 45.7% | 2019 |
| 7 | Yemen, Rep. | 44.8% | 2014 |
| 8 | Mauritania | 44.1% | 2019 |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.8% | 2017 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 43.8% | 2021 |
About This Indicator
Definition
NEET Youth (% not in education, employment, training) — World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Data compiled by Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.