NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Western Asia
Western Asia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 20.53 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Western Asia, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Western Asia stood at 20.53.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Western Asia peaked at 35.87 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.2, in 2023.
That places Western Asia 30th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.87 | — |
| 2006 | 34.82 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 35.12 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 33.88 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 31.98 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 30.25 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 28.17 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 27.54 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 25.14 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 22.55 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 21.81 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 21.68 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 21.76 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.92 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 23.21 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 25.16 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 22.3 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 21.69 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 20.2 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 20.48 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 20.49 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 20.5 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 20.53 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.33 | 31.98 | 35.87 | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.4 | 21.68 | 30.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.42 | 20.2 | 25.16 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 27 Namibia 30.81 compare
- 28 Libya 30.75 compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 30.6 compare
- 30 Nepal 30.51 compare
- 31 Central African Republic 30.2 compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 30.2 compare
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.99 compare
More work & labour data for Western Asia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 271,171 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1411 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1403 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7199 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 322,919 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 524,613 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 253,442 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 73,641 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Western Asia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Western Asia was 20.53 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.87 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 in 2023.
- How does Western Asia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Western Asia ranks 30th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
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.