Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Libya
Libya: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 30.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Libya, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Libya recorded 30.5% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Libya peaked at 35.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2018.
That places Libya 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.7% | — |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 30.5% | -0.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 30.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 30.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.4%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 33.6% | 35.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 30.1% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.4% | 31.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More work & labour data for Libya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1881 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1642 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4664 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,184 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 939.57 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,815 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,784 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Libya?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Libya was 30.5% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2018.
- How does Libya rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Libya ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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).