NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kuwait
Kuwait: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 15.85 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kuwait, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kuwait is 15.85, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kuwait peaked at 19.63 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.29, in 2023.
That places Kuwait 112th out of 188 countries 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.06 | — |
| 2006 | 19.13 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 19.54 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 19.63 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.2 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 18.98 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 18.26 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 17.46 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 17.16 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 17.14 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.55 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 16.21 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 16.16 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.91 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 15.79 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 17.45 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 16.74 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 15.54 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 15.29 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 15.47 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 15.65 | +1.1% |
| 2026 | 15.74 | +0.6% |
| 2027 | 15.85 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.31 | 19.06 | 19.63 | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.97 | 15.79 | 18.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.96 | 15.29 | 17.45 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kuwait?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kuwait was 15.85 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 19.63 in 2008.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.29 in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Kuwait ranks 112th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.