Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Albania
Albania: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 22.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Albania, 2002–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Albania is 22.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Albania peaked at 39.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2024.
That places Albania 47th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39.1% | — |
| 2005 | 36.2% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | -11.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 22.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 97% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Albania's 22.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.6%, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 30.8% | 39.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 25.5% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 22.5% | 26.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More work & labour data for Albania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,083 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 580.32 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 580.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 604.96 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,185 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Albania?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Albania was 22.5% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Albania ranks 47th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).