Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.2% against 16.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 124 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.6% | 21.2% | 5.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 18.9% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
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, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.2% against 16.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.8%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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).