ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Yemen
The ILO estimates that 46.0% of young people in Yemen were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Yemen, 2025
46.0%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
4th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Yemen 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 | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 45.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 46.4%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Yemen has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Yemen
All statistics for Yemen
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
32.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
68.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
52.8%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
36.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
30.6%
2016 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
39.7%
2016 · UNESCO UIS