Youth NEET (% youth (15-24) not in employment, education or training)
15.4%
Source: World Bank World Development IndicatorsAs of 2024-12-31
Next steps
Demography
Youth NEET is classified Watch at 15.4%, observed through 2024-12-31.
Youth NEET (% youth (15-24) not in employment, education or training)
15.4%
Source: World Bank World Development IndicatorsAs of 2024-12-31
Assessment
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BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation. Benchmark stress score: 22/100.
Source: BDPolicyLab assessmentAs of 2024-12-31
Movement
Unchanged
Current for source cadence
Source: BDPolicyLab comparable assessmentsAs of 24 Aug 2026, 01:25
Current for source cadence. Cadence basis: annual official series with publication lag.
Source: BDPolicyLab Crisis Orb Updated 2026-08-23
| Evidence | Reading | Observed through | Primary source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youth NEET (% youth (15-24) not in employment, education or training) | 15.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank World Development IndicatorsSL.UEM.NEET.ZS |
Comparable assessments
Current movement: Unchanged
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25 Jul 2026, 04:03 to 24 Aug 2026, 01:25
337 comparable assessments.
Decision architecture
These are linked records, not recommendations. They identify documented responsibility, published policy work, and modelled instruments that have passed their respective public gates.
Owns
Youth development, sports promotion, and national sports organizations
Authority: Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996
Monitors
Labour welfare, industrial relations, occupational safety, and employment services
Authority: Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996
Grounded prescription
Turning Bangladesh's NEET Generation Into a Trained Workforce: A MoSW-Led Reactivation StrategyWith roughly 30% of 15-24 year olds not in employment, education, or training, BDPolicyLab prescribes a MoSW-led registry, demand-linked skilling, and stipend-backed apprenticeships to reactivate idle youth before the demographic window closes.
Research · Primary
The State of Bangladesh LaborThe assessment compares the latest source observation with BDPolicyLab analytical monitoring bands. For this detector, higher readings indicate greater stress; the internal analytical cutoffs are 15.0%, 20.0%, 25.0%, 30.0%. The score is a level-anchored piecewise-linear transformation with state bands at 20, 40, 60, and 85. The indicator's primary source is identified with the evidence in this card. Forecast ranges are published only as calibrated 80% predictive intervals with an explicit source time unit.
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation.
No public forecast is shown because the validation or time-unit requirement was not met.
Research · Primary