NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … 15-24 in Palestine
Palestine: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … 15-24 was 166.69 in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Palestine is 166.69, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Palestine peaked at 314.63 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 166.69, in 2025.
That places Palestine 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … 15-24 in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 179.61 | — |
| 2001 | 210.15 | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 213.63 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 196.71 | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 202.07 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 204.94 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 209.16 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 218.42 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 223.04 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 234.86 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 225.81 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 250.65 | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 272.54 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 290.66 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 280.78 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 294.56 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 309.06 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 314.63 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 289.59 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 304.74 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 285.82 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 263.59 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 170.35 | -35.4% |
| 2025 | 166.69 | -2.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 166.69 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,090, 15% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 166.69 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 633.36, 26% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … 15-24 in Palestine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -35.4% | 263.59 | 170.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 206.41 | 179.61 | 223.04 | 9 |
| 2010s | 276.31 | 225.81 | 314.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 238.24 | 166.69 | 304.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More work & labour data for Palestine
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0822 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0689 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.181 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,293 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,412 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,677 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,805 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,482 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Palestine?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Palestine was 166.69 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 314.63 in 2018.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 166.69 in 2025.
- How does Palestine rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo)?
- Palestine ranks 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24). 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. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). 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.