Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 23.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Lebanon, 2005–2023
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2023, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Lebanon stood at 23.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Lebanon peaked at 24.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2009.
That places Lebanon 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.6% | — |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +1.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 23.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 23.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.4%, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 20.4% | 21.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 20.6% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.4% | 24.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More work & labour data for Lebanon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1062 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,052 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 359.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,626 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,193 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Lebanon?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Lebanon was 23.8% in 2023, 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Lebanon ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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).