NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia
Zambia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 43.33 in 2024. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia stood at 43.33. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
That places Zambia 2nd out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 49.11 | — |
| 2018 | 47.55 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 48.2 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 49.07 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 47.17 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 45.91 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 44.07 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 43.33 | -1.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 43.33 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.79, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.29 | 47.55 | 49.11 | 3 |
| 2020s | 45.91 | 43.33 | 49.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More work & labour data for Zambia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5224 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,577 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,424 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,895 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31,579 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,474 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia was 43.33 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.11 in 2017.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.33 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.