Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Armenia
Armenia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 17.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Armenia, 2001–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 17.0% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Armenia peaked at 37.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2023.
That places Armenia 28th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34.0% | — |
| 2007 | 31.1% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +37.8% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -47.7% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -19.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 17.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 17.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7%, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 31.1% | 34.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 18.7% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 17.0% | 21.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More work & labour data for Armenia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6966 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0634 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,005 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 695.21 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 854.22 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 837.98 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,692 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Armenia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Armenia was 17.0% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2023.
- How does Armenia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Armenia ranks 28th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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, male (% of male 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).