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

Latest (2023)
23.83
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
64th
of 188 countries
All-time high
24.6
in 2020
All-time low
20.36
in 2009
Years of data
19
2005–2023

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lebanon, 2005–2023

05101520252005201420232005: 21.62006: 21.62007: 21.32008: 20.82009: 20.42010: 20.62011: 20.72012: 21.12013: 21.22014: 22.12015: 22.42016: 22.82017: 232018: 23.22019: 23.52020: 24.62021: 23.92022: 23.42023: 23.8

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

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Lebanon, 2005 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 61 Georgia 24.13 compare
  2. 62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 23.99 compare
  3. 63 Peru 23.89 compare
  4. 65 Western Sahara 23.73 compare
  5. 66 Albania 23.55 compare
  6. 67 Türkiye 23.35 compare

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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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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
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.