NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Saudi Arabia is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 135th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +53.7% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 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 | +53.7% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 132 Kazakhstan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 133 Brunei Darussalam 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Russian Federation 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Azerbaijan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 137 Belarus 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 0 units per US$ of GDP 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 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, 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 units per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 135th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.