Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Qatar
Qatar: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Qatar, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Qatar is 1.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Qatar peaked at 3.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
That places Qatar 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.9% | — |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +42.2% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +33.4% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +40.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 13% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.2%, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More work & labour data for Qatar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.8188 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5742 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,762 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 11.18 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,025 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,247 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,272 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Qatar?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Qatar was 1.4% in 2025, 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does Qatar rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Qatar ranks 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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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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).