How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Somalia?

21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Somalia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)

Arab World

29.7%

in 2025

Somalia

43.6%

in 2025

Arab World rank

4th

Somalia rank

6th

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

Arab World
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 43.6% against 29.7% in Arab World, a difference of 13.9%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	33.4%	44.2%	10.9%	Somalia
2010s	32.1%	43.7%	11.6%	Somalia
2020s	31.4%	43.9%	12.6%	Somalia

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 (% of), Arab World or Somalia?: Somalia, at 43.6% against 29.7% in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Arab World and Somalia?: 13.9%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Somalia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Somalia rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?: Arab World ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 4,921 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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).