Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Venezuela: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
33.3%
in 2021
Venezuela
37.1%
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
1st
Venezuela rank
4th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Venezuela
010203040200520132021

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 37.1% against 33.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 4th of 19 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Venezuela Difference Ahead
2000s 31.3% 20.8% 10.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 32.6% 19.1% 13.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 39.1% 37.1% 2.0% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 37.1% against 33.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Venezuela?
3.8%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Venezuela?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Venezuela rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 4th 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, total (% of 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, total (% of youth population)
Unit
% of youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,755 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).