1 Unemployment in the MENA region is the highest in the world (Figure 1) and largely a youth phenomenon. The share of youth (ages 15 to 24) in total unemployment at least doubles the total rate.

1 Unemployment in the MENA region is the highest in the world (Figure 1) and largely a youth phenomenon. The share of youth (ages 15 to 24) in total unemployment at least doubles the total rate.

High rates of youth unemployment across the MENA region have been well-documented (23% in the Middle East and 24% in North Africa, compared with the global average of 13%), a new study conducted ...

The report drew attention to the “disturbingly high” levels of youth unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa. The two regions have the highest rates of youth unemployment worldwide, studies ...

As the MENA region illustrates, improved educational attainment ... through local suppliers that grew after plugging into global value chains. Addressing youth unemployment requires a balanced ...

Youth unemployment rates are projected to rise globally in 2017, and nowhere are elevated levels of youth unemployment as persistent as in the Arab world. With 30% of its youth unemployed ...

Female labor force participation of 20% is the lowest in the world, along with the high youth unemployment rate estimated at 26%. Using two rounds of World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES) available for ...

The Associated Press reported government officials are changing their attitudes about the key problems facing employment in the MENA region, which faces the highest youth unemployment rate at 29.5 ...

The region faces world's highest youth unemployment rate at 27.2% Dead Sea, Jordan: The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) is facing the highest youth unemployment in the world and it needs to be ...

First, access to education for youth remains a significant problem in the MENA region. Enrolment rates for both secondary ... strengthen communities, reduce youth unemployment, improve the quality of ...

In a report released on Tuesday, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said youth unemployment rose sharply last year as economic growth across most of MENA sputtered in the face of political ...