NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Qatar
Qatar: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 5.63 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Qatar, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 5.63 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 down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Qatar peaked at 10.24 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.55, in 2023.
Qatar ranks 182nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.04 | — |
| 2006 | 10.24 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.21 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 9.77 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 9.4 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 9.35 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.91 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 8.9 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.28 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 7.7 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 7.54 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 7.47 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.05 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 6.72 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.07 | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 5.93 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 6.97 | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 5.57 | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 5.55 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.57 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 5.59 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 5.61 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 5.63 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.93 | 9.4 | 10.24 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.8 | 6.07 | 9.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 | 5.55 | 6.97 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Qatar?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Qatar was 5.63 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.24 in 2006.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.55 in 2023.
- How does Qatar rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Qatar ranks 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.