Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Venezuela: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
16.3%
in 2021
Venezuela
44.0%
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
1st
Venezuela rank
2nd

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Venezuela
10203040200520132021

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 44.0% against 16.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 27.7%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 2.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Venezuela ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 2nd of 19 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Venezuela Difference Ahead
2000s 12.7% 14.1% 1.4% Venezuela
2010s 14.2% 12.6% 1.6% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 20.6% 44.0% 23.4% Venezuela

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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 44.0% against 16.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Venezuela?
27.7%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Venezuela?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Venezuela rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 2nd 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, male (% of male 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, 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).