NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education … 15-29 in Iran
Iran: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education … 15-29 was 31.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Iran, 2005–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Iran recorded 31.3 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Iran peaked at 40.12 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.3, in 2024.
That places Iran 14th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education … 15-29 in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38.92 | — |
| 2006 | 38.91 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.05 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 38.13 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 38.98 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 39.28 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 38.51 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 37.66 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 39.75 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 39.72 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.78 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.83 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 39.58 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 40.12 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.1 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 38.17 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 36.21 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 35 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 33.23 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 31.3 | -5.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 31.3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.57, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Iran's 31.3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.3, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6 | 38.05 | 38.98 | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.23 | 37.66 | 40.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.78 | 31.3 | 38.17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More work & labour data for Iran
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 44,188 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.34 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 29,874 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.53 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.43 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 57,320 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,416 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 36.89 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.89 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.574 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Iran?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Iran was 31.3 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 40.12 in 2018.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3 in 2024.
- How does Iran rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Iran ranks 14th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.