Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Yemen
Yemen: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 46.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Yemen, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Yemen is 46.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Yemen peaked at 46.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2005.
Yemen ranks 5th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.1% | — |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 46.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.0%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 46.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.4%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 43.1% | 43.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 44.0% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 45.6% | 46.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More work & labour data for Yemen
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2636 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2778 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4814 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 27,630 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 20,674 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 54,803 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 55,233 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 110,036 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Yemen?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Yemen was 46.0% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2005.
- How does Yemen rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Yemen ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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).