NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Armenia
Armenia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 22.59 in 2024. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Armenia, 2018–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Armenia is 22.59, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
That places Armenia 12th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 33.59 | — |
| 2019 | 30.85 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 29.93 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 27.65 | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 26.09 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 24.29 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 22.59 | -7.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 22.59 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.18, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 22.59 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.25, 2.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.22 | 30.85 | 33.59 | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.11 | 22.59 | 29.93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 9 Belize 24.77 compare
- 10 New Caledonia 24.74 compare
- 11 Rwanda 23.54 compare
- 13 El Salvador 20.08 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 19.43 compare
- 15 Brazil 18.7 compare
More work & labour data for Armenia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6966 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0634 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,005 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 695.21 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 854.22 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 837.98 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,692 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Armenia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Armenia was 22.59 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.59 in 2018.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.59 in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Armenia ranks 12th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.