How Sup Forums would fix the NEET problem.
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There's 20 million in Latin America
Half of Spain youth is unemployed
A report by the OECD revealed that 580,000 young Australians fall under the classification.
total number of young Canadians that were classified as NEETs currently stands at 904,000
In Spain, Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay, the term "ni-ni" ("neither-nor") has become a popular equivalent of NEET. The term means 'ni estudia, ni trabaja' ("neither studies, nor works"). In Brazil and in Portugal, there's the equivalent "nem-nem".
The term has become a controversial topic in Mexico, where the government feels that people who might be considered NEET are more likely to choose to join the organizations involved in drug trafficking in order to sustain their economical and personal needs
Some states and organizations in Mexico are creating work programs and scholarships to keep the NEET population away from drug cartels.
Given the lasting harm caused by the Great Recession, publications such as Time have published articles discussing the number of Americans that have qualified as NEETs, with approximately 15% of Americans under the age of 25 qualifying as such during the first quarter of 2011. Journalist Peter Gumbel wrote in late 2012 that NEETs are "especially prevalent in the U.S." and constitute a "marginalized group of young people" given U.S. state and local government difficulties in maintaining social services.
The demographic prevalence of NEETs in Japan has been indicated in employment statistics. politicians expressed concern about the impact on the economy of the growth in the NEET population. The estimated size rose from 480,000 in September 2002 to 520,000 in September 2003, according to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Other surveys by the Japanese government in 2002 presented a much larger figure of 850,000 people who can be classified as NEET.
