NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Rwanda
Rwanda: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 23.54 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Rwanda, 2017–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 23.54 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Rwanda peaked at 32.78 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.54, in 2025.
That places Rwanda 11th out of 66 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.8 | — |
| 2018 | 30.62 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.78 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 31 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 32.52 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 32.03 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 32.01 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 27.32 | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 23.54 | -13.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 23.54 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.79, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.4 | 30.62 | 32.78 | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.74 | 23.54 | 32.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 8 Angola 28.83 compare
- 9 Belize 24.77 compare
- 10 New Caledonia 24.74 compare
- 12 Armenia 22.59 compare
- 13 El Salvador 20.08 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 19.43 compare
More work & labour data for Rwanda
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.267 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2752 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2591 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3518 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,483 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,403 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,639 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,140 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 32,779 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Rwanda?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Rwanda was 23.54 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 32.78 in 2019.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.54 in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Rwanda ranks 11th out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.