NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab States: High income
Arab States: High income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 15.4 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab States: High income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab States: High income is 15.4, measured in 2027.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab States: High income peaked at 24.14 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.62, in 2019.
That places Arab States: High income 62nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab States: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 | — |
| 2006 | 24.14 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 23.83 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.44 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 23.23 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 22.44 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 21.88 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 20.87 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 19.92 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 18.71 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 17.62 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 16.19 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 15.89 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 15.12 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 14.62 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 18.42 | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 17.27 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 16.57 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 15.58 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 15.17 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 15.25 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 15.32 | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 15.4 | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab States: High income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +26.0% | 14.62 | 18.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.73 | 23.23 | 24.14 | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.32 | 14.62 | 22.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.12 | 15.17 | 18.42 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Arab States: High income
- 59 Guatemala 24.29 compare
- 60 New Caledonia 24.2 compare
- 61 Georgia 24.13 compare
- 62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 23.99 compare
- 63 Peru 23.89 compare
- 64 Lebanon 23.83 compare
- 65 Western Sahara 23.73 compare
More work & labour data for Arab States: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,091 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 69.96 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 15,065 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.853 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 124,100 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 57,988 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 68.23 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.16 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab States: High income?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Arab States: High income was 15.4 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 States: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 24.14 in 2006.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Arab States: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.62 in 2019.
- How does Arab States: High income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Arab States: High income ranks 62nd 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 States: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab States: High income 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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About this data
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.