Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Algeria
Algeria: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 19.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Algeria, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Algeria recorded 19.7% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Algeria peaked at 29.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2023.
Algeria ranks 84th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.3% | — |
| 2006 | 27.6% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | +0.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 19.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 19.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.4%, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 25.4% | 29.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 20.1% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.6% | 20.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More work & labour data for Algeria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1871 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.17 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9922 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,532 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,905 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31,777 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 32,710 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,488 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Algeria?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Algeria was 19.7% 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, total (% of) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2023.
- How does Algeria rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Algeria ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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, total (% of 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).