Morocco vs Syria: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- Morocco
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 34.4% against 32.6% in Morocco, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 23rd and Syria ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.4% | 30.6% | 5.8% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 31.3% | 3.9% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 34.5% | 1.4% | Syria |
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), Morocco or Syria?
- Syria, at 34.4% against 32.6% in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Morocco and Syria?
- 1.8%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Syria?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Syria rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Morocco ranks 23rd and Syria ranks 20th of 187 countries.
- 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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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).