Iran vs Turkey: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male

Iran
15.4%
in 2024
Turkey
16.2%
in 2024
Iran rank
36th
Turkey rank
33rd

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

  • Iran
  • Turkey
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 16.2% against 15.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Turkey ahead.

Iran ranks 36th and Turkey ranks 33rd of 123 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 21.7% 25.7% 4.0% Turkey
2010s 19.4% 17.1% 2.4% Iran
2020s 16.8% 17.4% 0.6% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, male, Iran or Turkey?
Turkey, at 16.2% against 15.4% in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Iran and Turkey?
0.8%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
Iran ranks 36th and Turkey ranks 33rd 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, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)
Unit
% of male 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).