Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Lebanon

Lebanon: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 18.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.4%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
62nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
19.3%
in 2020
All-time low
13.6%
in 2009
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Lebanon, 2005–2023

051015202005201420232005: 15.92006: 162007: 15.82008: 14.72009: 13.62010: 13.92011: 14.12012: 14.62013: 152014: 15.92015: 16.32016: 16.72017: 172018: 17.52019: 18.12020: 19.32021: 18.62022: 18.12023: 18.4

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 18.4% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Lebanon peaked at 19.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2009.

That places Lebanon 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lebanon, 2005 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2005 15.9%
2006 16.0% +0.4%
2007 15.8% -1.2%
2008 14.7% -6.9%
2009 13.6% -7.8%
2010 13.9% +2.1%
2011 14.1% +1.8%
2012 14.6% +3.8%
2013 15.0% +2.1%
2014 15.9% +6.2%
2015 16.3% +2.8%
2016 16.7% +2.3%
2017 17.0% +2.1%
2018 17.5% +2.4%
2019 18.1% +3.7%
2020 19.3% +6.9%
2021 18.6% -3.6%
2022 18.1% -2.7%
2023 18.4% +1.5%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 18.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.9%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 18.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.2%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.2% 13.6% 16.0% 5
2010s 15.9% 13.9% 18.1% 10
2020s 18.6% 18.1% 19.3% 4

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 59 Burkina Faso 18.7% compare
  2. 60 French Polynesia 18.7% compare
  3. 61 Madagascar 18.6% compare
  4. 63 Eritrea 18.3% compare
  5. 64 Montenegro 17.5% compare
  6. 65 Bhutan 17.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Lebanon?
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Lebanon was 18.4% in 2023, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2009.
How does Lebanon rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
Lebanon ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon 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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male 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
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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).