NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lebanon
Lebanon: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 23.83 in 2023. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lebanon, 2005–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lebanon is 23.83, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lebanon peaked at 24.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.36, in 2009.
That places Lebanon 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.6 | — |
| 2006 | 21.56 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 21.3 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 20.82 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 20.36 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 20.62 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 20.68 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.12 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 21.17 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.1 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 22.45 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 22.77 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 22.98 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 23.17 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 23.52 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 24.6 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 23.86 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 23.44 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 23.83 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.13 | 20.36 | 21.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.06 | 20.62 | 23.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.93 | 23.44 | 24.6 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lebanon?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lebanon was 23.83 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.36 in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Lebanon ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.