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 37.28 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
37.28
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
5th
of 113 countries
All-time high
42.58
in 2020
All-time low
34.35
in 2011
Years of data
24
2000–2025

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025

0102030402000201220252000: 37.62001: 42.22002: 42.12003: 37.62004: 372005: 35.62006: 35.22007: 34.82009: 35.22010: 35.62011: 34.42012: 362013: 37.52014: 39.22015: 38.72016: 39.52017: 40.22018: 40.82019: 40.52020: 42.62021: 402022: 37.12024: 39.22025: 37.3

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 37.28 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Palestine, State of peaked at 42.58 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.35, in 2011.

Palestine, State of ranks 5th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) in Palestine, State of, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 37.6
2001 42.23 +12.3%
2002 42.14 -0.2%
2003 37.62 -10.7%
2004 36.95 -1.8%
2005 35.63 -3.6%
2006 35.19 -1.3%
2007 34.81 -1.1%
2009 35.15 +1.0%
2010 35.57 +1.2%
2011 34.35 -3.4%
2012 36.03 +4.9%
2013 37.55 +4.2%
2014 39.21 +4.4%
2015 38.73 -1.2%
2016 39.5 +2.0%
2017 40.15 +1.6%
2018 40.8 +1.6%
2019 40.45 -0.8%
2020 42.58 +5.2%
2021 40.01 -6.0%
2022 37.09 -7.3%
2024 39.21 +5.7%
2025 37.28 -4.9%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 37.28 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.67, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 37.28 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.3, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.48 34.81 42.23 9
2010s 38.24 34.35 40.8 10
2020s 39.23 37.09 42.58 5

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 2 Malawi 40.99 compare
  2. 3 Botswana 39.15 compare
  3. 4 Senegal 38.26 compare
  4. 6 Zimbabwe 36.57 compare
  5. 7 Namibia 35.2 compare
  6. 8 Kosovo 34.43 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 37.28 in 2025, 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 42.58 in 2020.
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 34.35 in 2011.
How does Palestine, State of rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Palestine, State of ranks 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
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 3.8%. 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
113 places, 2,222 data points, 1976–2026
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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.