NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Oman
Oman: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 25.74 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Oman, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Oman recorded 25.74 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Oman peaked at 34.11 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.67, in 2018.
Oman ranks 50th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34.11 | — |
| 2006 | 33.83 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 33.64 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.36 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 32.66 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 31.44 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 30.44 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 29.55 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 28.68 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 27.42 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 26.43 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 25.62 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 24.89 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 23.67 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 23.86 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 25.25 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 24.6 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 25.5 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 25.37 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 25.46 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 25.56 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 25.65 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 25.74 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.52 | 32.66 | 34.11 | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.2 | 23.67 | 31.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.39 | 24.6 | 25.74 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 47 Eritrea 26 compare
- 48 Tonga 25.98 compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 25.94 compare
- 51 Palestine, State of 25.44 compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 25.12 compare
- 53 Egypt 25.07 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Oman?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Oman was 25.74 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 34.11 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.67 in 2018.
- How does Oman rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Oman ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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.