Iran, Islamic Rep.'s share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) was 34.07% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 14.56 percentage points from 48.63% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 34.07% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 43.62% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 48.63% | 2014 |
| Highest | 50.29% | 2005 |
| Lowest | 34.07% | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 41.72% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 50.29% | 2005 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) fell 1.91 percentage points on 2023 (from 35.98% to 34.07%).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was −0.8 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.38 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.74 percentage points in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.48 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.54 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Iran, Islamic Rep. had the 5th highest value of the 17 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Iran, Islamic Rep. in the 2024 ranking
- Mali — 2nd of 17: 44.42%
- South Africa — 3rd of 17: 35.61%
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 4th of 17: 34.76%
- Zambia — 6th of 17: 31.37%
- Kosovo — 7th of 17: 31.08%
- Albania — 8th of 17: 22.55%
What this measures
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).
Limitations: When differing from international standards, the operational criteria used to define employment and the participation in education or training will naturally affect the comparability of the resulting statistics, as will the coverage of the source of statistics (geographical coverage, population coverage, age coverage, etc.). NEET rates are calculated preferably for youth defined as persons aged 15 to 24, but when studying these rates it is important to keep in mind that not all persons complete their education by the age of 24.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 20 values
| Year | Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.07 |
| 2023 | 35.98 |
| 2022 | 37.75 |
| 2021 | 39.01 |
| 2020 | 41.49 |
| 2019 | 43.62 |
| 2018 | 45.68 |
| 2017 | 45.98 |
| 2016 | 46.13 |
| 2015 | 47.46 |
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) in nearby economies
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 34.76% (2024)
- Israel — 15.69% (2024)
- Malta — 8.71% (2025)
- Pakistan — 45.42% (2025)
- West Bank and Gaza — 26.78% (2025)
More social protection & labor data for Iran, Islamic Rep.
- Net migration — 116,786 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 770,514 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 157,912 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 9.33% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 35.13% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 22.55% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 15.65% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Iran, Islamic Rep.'s share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)?
- 34.07% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 16.22 percentage points from 50.29% in 2005. The highest value was 50.29% in 2005 and the lowest 34.07% in 2024.
- How does Iran, Islamic Rep. rank?
- 5th highest of 17 economies with data for 2024.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.NEET.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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