Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Pakistan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
51.0%
in 2021
Pakistan
45.4%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
1st
Pakistan rank
3rd

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Pakistan
0204060200520152025

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 51.0% against 45.4% in Pakistan, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 19 groups.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 51.7% 57.5% 5.8% Pakistan
2010s 50.2% 55.9% 5.7% Pakistan
2020s 54.8% 61.6% 6.8% Pakistan

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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 51.0% against 45.4% in Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Pakistan?
5.6%, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Pakistan?
10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Pakistan rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 19 groups.
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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).