Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Palestine

Palestine: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 25.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
25.4%
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
50th
of 187 countries
All-time high
31.7%
in 2018
All-time low
25.4%
in 2022
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Palestine, 2005–2022

01020302005201320222005: 28.92006: 28.22007: 28.12008: 28.42009: 27.32010: 282011: 26.32012: 28.52013: 30.32014: 31.62015: 29.92016: 30.62017: 31.52018: 31.72019: 29.12020: 30.32021: 28.12022: 25.4

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

In 2022, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Palestine stood at 25.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Palestine peaked at 31.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2022.

That places Palestine 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate) in Palestine, 2005 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2005 28.9%
2006 28.2% -2.6%
2007 28.1% -0.2%
2008 28.4% +0.8%
2009 27.3% -3.8%
2010 28.0% +2.7%
2011 26.3% -6.2%
2012 28.5% +8.4%
2013 30.3% +6.2%
2014 31.6% +4.3%
2015 29.9% -5.5%
2016 30.6% +2.7%
2017 31.5% +2.7%
2018 31.7% +0.8%
2019 29.1% -8.3%
2020 30.3% +4.2%
2021 28.1% -7.5%
2022 25.4% -9.3%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 25.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 25.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.4%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.2% 27.3% 28.9% 5
2010s 29.8% 26.3% 31.7% 10
2020s 27.9% 25.4% 30.3% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 47 Dominican Republic 25.8% compare
  2. 48 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25.7% compare
  3. 49 Oman 25.6% compare
  4. 51 Equatorial Guinea 25.1% compare
  5. 52 Burkina Faso 24.9% compare
  6. 53 Egypt 24.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Palestine?
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Palestine was 25.4% in 2022, 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 Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2022.
How does Palestine rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
Palestine ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine 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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 4,921 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

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).