Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Israel
Israel: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 14.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Israel, 2012–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
Israel recorded 14.8% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Israel peaked at 16.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2017.
Israel ranks 41st of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.7% | — |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +4.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 14.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Israel's 14.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.1% | 13.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.2% | 16.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Israel?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Israel was 14.8% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2017.
- How does Israel rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Israel ranks 41st out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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).