Low & middle income vs Namibia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- Low & middle income
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 30.7% against 21.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.0% | 29.5% | 5.6% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 31.5% | 8.7% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 31.0% | 9.0% | Namibia |
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), Low & middle income or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 30.7% against 21.1% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Low & middle income and Namibia?
- 9.6%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Namibia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Namibia rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Low & middle income ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 26th 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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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).