Youth not in education employment training in Australia
Australia: Youth not in education employment training was 8.53 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.53
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
94th
of 115 countries
All-time high
11.4
in 2009
All-time low
7.91
in 2023
Years of data
16
2009–2024
Youth not in education employment training in Australia, 2009–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 8.53 for youth not in education employment training in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in education employment training in Australia peaked at 11.4 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.91, in 2023.
That places Australia 94th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Youth not in education employment training in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11.4 | — |
| 2010 | 11.32 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.59 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 9.91 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 11.02 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 10.09 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 9.8 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.69 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 8.94 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.42 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 9.36 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.71 | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 9.27 | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 8.39 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 7.91 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 8.53 | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.91 | 8.69 | 11.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.96 | 7.91 | 10.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth not in education employment training in Australia?
- Youth not in education employment training in Australia was 8.53 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth not in education employment training recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4 in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth not in education employment training recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.91 in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for youth not in education employment training?
- Australia ranks 94th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth not in education employment training rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth not in education employment training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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