Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 24.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2005–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 24.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 36.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2024.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 26th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36.0% | — |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | -5.2% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 24.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 24.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.2%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 34.2% | 36.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 30.4% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 24.3% | 29.4% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 44,188 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.34 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 29,874 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.53 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.43 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 57,320 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,416 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 36.89 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.89 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.574 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 24.3% 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, total recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2024.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 26th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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, total (% of youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).