Nigeria vs Spain: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Nigeria
11.9%
in 2024
Spain
10.5%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
86th
Spain rank
89th

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time

  • Nigeria
  • Spain
1015202530198620052025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 11.9% against 10.5% in Spain, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 86th and Spain ranks 89th of 124 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 27.8% 15.2% 12.6% Nigeria
2020s 12.5% 9.3% 3.2% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, Nigeria or Spain?
Nigeria, at 11.9% against 10.5% in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Nigeria and Spain?
1.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Spain?
7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Spain rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Nigeria ranks 86th and Spain ranks 89th of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
Unit
% of youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,755 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).