Gambia vs Somalia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- Gambia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 43.6% against 39.8% in Gambia, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 44.2% | 13.2% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 43.7% | 13.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 43.9% | 6.2% | Somalia |
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), Gambia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 43.6% against 39.8% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Gambia and Somalia?
- 3.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Somalia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Somalia rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Gambia ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 6th of 187 countries.
- 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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About this data
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).