South Korea: The number of NEETs ranks third among the 13 OECD member countries:

South Korea: The number of NEETs ranks third among the 13 OECD member countries:

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):

Not attending school or working
Also,  not received vocational training,
Korean youth reached his 1.58 million.

The analysis results show that it is the third largest among the 13 OECD member countries / regions.

Korea Employment Information Service Youth Policy Hub Center
Jung Jaehyun, Team Leader

Published a report entitled “Estimating Blind Spots and Suggestions for Youth Employment Policy”.

Last year, in Korea from January to October,
The number of NEETs aged 15-29,
It is estimated to be 1,585,000.

According to OECD standards, it corresponds to 20.9% of the same age group.

Estimated by OECD standard:

Two years ago,

the neat scale (monthly average) of South Korea was
With 1,639,000 people, it accounts for 20.9% of the total population aged 15-29.

Of the 13 OECD member countries / regions that have compiled statistics for the same standard,

Italy (23.5%),
Following Mexico (22.1%)
South Korea was the third highest.

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