Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Israel
Israel: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 15.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Israel, 2012–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Israel recorded 15.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Israel peaked at 16.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2018.
That places Israel 62nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15.4% | — |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +2.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 15.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Israel's 15.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.2%, 66% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.4% | 15.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Israel?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Israel was 15.3% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2018.
- How does Israel rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Israel ranks 62nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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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).