Africa Eastern and Southern vs South Sudan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)

Africa Eastern and Southern
22.4%
in 2025
South Sudan
34.1%
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
19th
South Sudan rank
21st

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • South Sudan
0102030200520152025

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 34.1% against 22.4% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 11.7%.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 19th and South Sudan ranks 21st of 47 groups.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern South Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 21.4% 29.0% 7.5% South Sudan
2010s 21.7% 30.7% 9.0% South Sudan
2020s 23.9% 33.8% 9.8% South Sudan

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 (% of), Africa Eastern and Southern or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 34.1% against 22.4% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan?
11.7%, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 19th and South Sudan ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 4,921 data points, 2005–2025
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).