Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Iran
Iran: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 15.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Iran, 2005–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Iran stood at 15.4%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Iran peaked at 22.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2024.
Iran ranks 36th of 123 countries on this measure, 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, male in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.9% | — |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | -4.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 15.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Iran's 15.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.8%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 21.1% | 22.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 15.4% | 18.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More work & labour data for Iran
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 44,188 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.34 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 29,874 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.53 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.43 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 57,320 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,416 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 36.89 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.89 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.574 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Iran?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Iran was 15.4% 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, male recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2024.
- How does Iran rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Iran ranks 36th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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).