Share of young people not in education, employment or training in United States
United States: Share of young people not in education, employment or training was 11.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of young people not in education, employment or training in United States, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of young people not in education, employment or training in United States stood at 11.6%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young people not in education, employment or training in United States peaked at 15.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2019.
United States ranks 83rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of young people not in education, employment or training in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 13.9% | 6 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of young people not in education, employment or training in United States?
- Share of young people not in education, employment or training in United States was 11.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young people not in education, employment or training recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of young people not in education, employment or training recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2019.
- How does United States rank for share of young people not in education, employment or training?
- United States ranks 83rd out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of young people not in education, employment or training rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young people not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of people aged 15–24 who are not in education (formal education or short courses), employment (worked in paid work or self-employment), or training (non-academic skill-building activities). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.