Egypt vs Iran: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 24.3% against 23.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Iran ahead.
Egypt ranks 29th and Iran ranks 26th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 34.5% | 4.7% | Iran |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 32.6% | 3.8% | Iran |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.8% | 0.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, Egypt or Iran?
- Iran, at 24.3% against 23.8% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Egypt and Iran?
- 0.5%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Egypt ranks 29th and Iran ranks 26th of 124 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, total (% of 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).