NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 25.44 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
25.44
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
51st
of 188 countries
All-time high
31.75
in 2018
All-time low
25.44
in 2022
Years of data
18
2005–2022

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Palestine, State of, 2005–2022

01020302005201320222005: 28.92006: 28.22007: 28.12008: 28.42009: 27.32010: 282011: 26.32012: 28.52013: 30.32014: 31.62015: 29.92016: 30.62017: 31.52018: 31.72019: 29.12020: 30.32021: 28.12022: 25.4

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2022, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Palestine, State of stood at 25.44. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Palestine, State of peaked at 31.75 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.44, in 2022.

That places Palestine, State of 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Palestine, State of, 2005 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2005 28.95
2006 28.21 -2.6%
2007 28.14 -0.2%
2008 28.37 +0.8%
2009 27.29 -3.8%
2010 28.03 +2.7%
2011 26.31 -6.2%
2012 28.52 +8.4%
2013 30.3 +6.2%
2014 31.59 +4.3%
2015 29.85 -5.5%
2016 30.65 +2.7%
2017 31.48 +2.7%
2018 31.75 +0.8%
2019 29.11 -8.3%
2020 30.34 +4.2%
2021 28.06 -7.5%
2022 25.44 -9.3%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 25.44 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.72, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 25.44 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.44, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.19 27.29 28.95 5
2010s 29.76 26.31 31.75 10
2020s 27.95 25.44 30.34 3

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 48 Tonga 25.98 compare
  2. 49 Dominican Republic 25.94 compare
  3. 50 Oman 25.74 compare
  4. 52 Burkina Faso 25.12 compare
  5. 53 Egypt 25.07 compare
  6. 54 Belize 24.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Palestine, State of?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Palestine, State of was 25.44 in 2022, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 31.75 in 2018.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 25.44 in 2022.
How does Palestine, State of rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Palestine, State of ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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.