NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 8.99 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in United Arab Emirates stood at 8.99.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in United Arab Emirates peaked at 13 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.08, in 2018.
That places United Arab Emirates 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.26 | — |
| 2006 | 8.66 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 8.59 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 8.65 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 8.78 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.77 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 8.72 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.67 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.57 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.48 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.35 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 8.25 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.85 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 8.08 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 9.38 | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | +38.7% |
| 2021 | 10.72 | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 9.98 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 8.92 | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 8.93 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 8.95 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 8.97 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 8.99 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.79 | 8.59 | 9.26 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.61 | 8.08 | 9.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.81 | 8.92 | 13 | 8 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 157 Luxembourg 9.39 compare
- 158 Latvia 9.09 compare
- 159 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.07 compare
- 161 Slovakia 8.94 compare
- 162 Australia 8.71 compare
- 163 Chinese Taipei 8.66 compare
More work & labour data for United Arab Emirates
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.9136 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7766 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,158 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,005 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 11,620 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 14,514 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 26,134 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in United Arab Emirates?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in United Arab Emirates was 8.99 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.08 in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.