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

Latest (2027)
25.74
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
50th
of 188 countries
All-time high
34.11
in 2005
All-time low
23.67
in 2018
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Oman, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 34.12006: 33.82007: 33.62008: 33.42009: 32.72010: 31.42011: 30.42012: 29.62013: 28.72014: 27.42015: 26.42016: 25.62017: 24.92018: 23.72019: 23.92020: 25.22021: 24.62022: 25.52023: 25.42024: 25.52025: 25.62026: 25.62027: 25.7

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

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Oman, 2005 to 2027.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 47 Eritrea 26 compare
  2. 48 Tonga 25.98 compare
  3. 49 Dominican Republic 25.94 compare
  4. 51 Palestine, State of 25.44 compare
  5. 52 Burkina Faso 25.12 compare
  6. 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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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.