ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Lebanon
The ILO estimates that 23.8% of young people in Lebanon were not in employment, education or training in 2023.
The latest value for Lebanon is for 2023. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Lebanon, 2023
23.8%
Change from 2022
+0.4percentage points
World, 2023
19.7%
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Lebanon over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Lebanon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 20.0% |
| 2024 | – | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 23.4% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 21.2%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 19.7%.
More for Lebanon
All statistics for Lebanon
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
22.7%
2023 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
96.9%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
83.5%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
60.7%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
22.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
32.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS