Iraq vs Lower middle income: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) over time
- Iraq
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 53.4% against 35.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 18.3%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.5% | 44.6% | 25.9% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 41.1% | 20.7% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 36.4% | 16.7% | Iraq |
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 (% of), Iraq or Lower middle income?
- Iraq, at 53.4% against 35.1% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) between Iraq and Lower middle income?
- 18.3%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lower middle income?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Lower middle income rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Iraq ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).