Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 34.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Syrian Arab Republic, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 34.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 34.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2009.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 20th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.3% | — |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 34.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.0%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 34.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.4%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 29.8% | 31.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 29.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 34.1% | 34.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
More work & labour data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 12,499 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 36.74 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,259 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 13.9 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 3.36 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 14,788 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,364 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 31.63 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.65 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Syrian Arab Republic was 34.4% 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2009.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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).