Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Yemen: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 68.7% against 50.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 18.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 67.8% | 13.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 68.7% | 17.5% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 68.4% | 17.5% | Yemen |
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), Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 68.7% against 50.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 18.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
- 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).