Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Yemen
Yemen: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 24.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 24.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Yemen peaked at 24.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2005.
That places Yemen 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.9% | — |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 24.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.7%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 24.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.2%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 19.9% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 20.6% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.0% | 24.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 33 Mauritania 24.6% compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 24.5% compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 24.4% compare
- 37 Zimbabwe 23.9% compare
- 38 Tonga 23.5% compare
- 39 Angola 23.4% compare
More work & labour data for Yemen
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2636 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2778 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4814 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 27,630 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 20,674 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 54,803 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 55,233 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 110,036 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Yemen?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Yemen was 24.2% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2005.
- How does Yemen rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Yemen ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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).