OECD members vs Palestine: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male over time
- OECD members
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 24.8% against 11.4% in OECD members, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 2.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 15th and Palestine ranks 15th of 19 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 22.4% | 9.8% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 23.6% | 12.0% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 23.4% | 11.4% | Palestine |
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, OECD members or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 24.8% against 11.4% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between OECD members and Palestine?
- 13.4%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Palestine?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and Palestine rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- OECD members ranks 15th and Palestine ranks 15th 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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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).