NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab League

Arab League: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 31.84 in 2027. ▬ Flat

Latest (2027)
31.84
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
6th
of 87 groups
All-time high
33.99
in 2005
All-time low
31.36
in 2014
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab League, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 342006: 33.72007: 33.42008: 33.12009: 32.62010: 33.12011: 32.82012: 32.52013: 31.72014: 31.42015: 31.72016: 31.82017: 31.92018: 322019: 32.32020: 33.72021: 33.12022: 32.32023: 31.72024: 31.72025: 31.72026: 31.82027: 31.8

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Arab League recorded 31.84 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab League peaked at 33.99 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 31.36, in 2014.

That places Arab League 6th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top 10%.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab League, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Arab League, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 33.99
2006 33.71 -0.8%
2007 33.38 -1.0%
2008 33.13 -0.8%
2009 32.59 -1.6%
2010 33.06 +1.4%
2011 32.83 -0.7%
2012 32.45 -1.1%
2013 31.65 -2.5%
2014 31.36 -0.9%
2015 31.74 +1.2%
2016 31.76 +0.1%
2017 31.9 +0.4%
2018 32 +0.3%
2019 32.29 +0.9%
2020 33.74 +4.5%
2021 33.11 -1.9%
2022 32.32 -2.4%
2023 31.7 -1.9%
2024 31.72 +0.1%
2025 31.75 +0.1%
2026 31.8 +0.2%
2027 31.84 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.36 32.59 33.99 5
2010s 32.1 31.36 33.06 10
2020s 32.25 31.7 33.74 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab League?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab League was 31.84 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Arab League?
The highest recorded value was 33.99 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Arab League?
The lowest recorded value was 31.36 in 2014.
How does Arab League rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Arab League ranks 6th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Arab League?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Arab League 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 (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.