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

Latest (2022)
31.0%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
51st
of 187 countries
All-time high
37.3%
in 2014
All-time low
31.0%
in 2022
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Palestine, 2005–2022

0102030402005201320222005: 372006: 35.32007: 34.42008: 33.62009: 32.32010: 33.42011: 32.82012: 35.72013: 37.22014: 37.32015: 35.82016: 372017: 37.12018: 37.22019: 36.32020: 35.32021: 33.32022: 31

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

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate) in Palestine, 2005 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 48 Burkina Faso 31.3% compare
  2. 49 Cameroon 31.3% compare
  3. 50 Papua New Guinea 31.2% compare
  4. 52 Dominican Republic 31.0% compare
  5. 53 Turkey 30.3% compare
  6. 54 Madagascar 30.2% compare

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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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 4,921 data points, 2005–2025
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).