Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 16.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2009–2021
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 16.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 21.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 20.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12.6% | — |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +69.2% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.1% | 16.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 16.3% | 20.6% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 17.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.9% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 16.3% in 2021, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2013.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd out of 19 groups with data for 2021.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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).