Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Palestine
Palestine: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 31.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Palestine, 2005–2022
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Palestine stood at 31.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Palestine peaked at 37.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2022.
Palestine ranks 51st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.0% | — |
| 2006 | 35.3% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -7.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 31.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 31.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.4%, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 32.3% | 37.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 32.8% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 31.0% | 35.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 48 Burkina Faso 31.3% compare
- 49 Cameroon 31.3% compare
- 50 Papua New Guinea 31.2% compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 31.0% compare
- 53 Turkey 30.3% compare
- 54 Madagascar 30.2% compare
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 share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Palestine?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Palestine was 31.0% in 2022, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Palestine ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).