Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Algeria

Algeria: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 31.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
31.7%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
17th
of 123 countries
All-time high
39.9%
in 2009
All-time low
31.7%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2009–2017

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Algeria, 2009–2017

0102030402009201320172009: 39.9 % of female youth population2010: 39.1 % of female youth population2011: 37.4 % of female youth population2012: 34.8 % of female youth population2013: 34.6 % of female youth population2014: 34.7 % of female youth population2015: 32.1 % of female youth population2017: 31.7 % of female youth population

Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 31.7% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Algeria peaked at 39.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2017.

That places Algeria 17th out of 123 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) in Algeria, 2009 to 2017.
Year % of female youth population Change
2009 39.9%
2010 39.1% -2.2%
2011 37.4% -4.2%
2012 34.8% -7.0%
2013 34.6% -0.6%
2014 34.7% +0.3%
2015 32.1% -7.5%
2017 31.7% -1.3%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 31.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 31.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.2%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.9% 39.9% 39.9% 1
2010s 34.9% 31.7% 39.1% 7

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 14 Namibia 34.3% compare
  2. 15 Iran 34.1% compare
  3. 16 Jordan 33.1%
  4. 18 Zambia 31.4% compare
  5. 19 Kosovo 31.1% compare
  6. 19 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 31.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Algeria?
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Algeria was 31.7% in 2017, 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 Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2017.
How does Algeria rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
Algeria ranks 17th out of 123 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria 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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).