NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … square in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … square was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0004 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 164th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … square in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0004 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0013 units per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0004 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.005 units per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … square in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +32.8% | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 161 Gabon 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Uruguay 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Turkmenistan 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Argentina 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Mauritania 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Saudi Arabia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5946 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6842 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5985 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 40,709 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 4,348 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31,198 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 39,809 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 71,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Saudi Arabia?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Saudi Arabia was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.