Iran vs North America: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time
- Iran
- North America
How they compare
Iran currently reports 34.1% against 11.9% in North America, a difference of 22.2%.
That makes Iran's figure about 2.9 times North America's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 15th and North America ranks 15th of 123 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.8% | 14.7% | 34.2% | Iran |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 13.5% | 33.1% | Iran |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 12.4% | 25.3% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, female, Iran or North America?
- Iran, at 34.1% against 11.9% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Iran and North America?
- 22.2%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and North America?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Iran and North America rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Iran ranks 15th and North America ranks 15th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).