Exploring the Diversity of Young People Not in Employment, Education or Training : The Gender Profile of NEETs in Georgia and Armenia
The analysis presented in this study points to persistent and high numbers in Georgia and Armenia of youth who are jobless and/or economically inactive and with limited access to learning and/or training opportunities, and these figures are among t...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/591061559766670862/Exploring-the-diversity-of-young-people-not-in-employment-education-or-training-NEET-the-gender-profile-of-NEETs-in-Georgia-and-Armenia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31833 |
| Summary: | The analysis presented in this study
points to persistent and high numbers in Georgia and Armenia
of youth who are jobless and/or economically inactive and
with limited access to learning and/or training
opportunities, and these figures are among the highest in
the ECA region. As many as 31 percent youth aged 15-29 in
Georgia and 33 percent in Armenia are not in employment,
education, or training (NEET). In Georgia, the phenomenon is
mostly urban, whereas in Armenia it’s both rural and urban.
NEET rates are consistently higher among female than male
youth, pointing to the fact that being female is a risk
factor itself for labor market exclusion, and gender
disparities. In addition to gender gaps, there are important
gender differences in the condition of those who are NEET:
economic inactivity – in the form of homemaking and/or
caregiving work - is the most prevalent condition among NEET
women, whereas unemployment is the most common status among
NEET men. With regards to education, Georgia and Armenia
stand out as cases where higher educational attainment does
not necessarily prevent young people from becoming NEETs,
and the NEET rate among higher education graduates is even
bigger (particularly among women) than for those with lower
education. This is a strong sign of mismatch between the
demand and supply side of labor market. The economies of
these countries are not able to create an adequate supply of
skilled jobs for graduates, and there is persistent
subsistence low-productivity employment the agriculture sector. |
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