NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 51.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe, 2019–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe is 51.03, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 44.77 | — |
| 2021 | 45.72 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 48.44 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 49.59 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 51.03 | +2.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 51.03 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.79, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.77 | 44.77 | 44.77 | 1 |
| 2020s | 48.69 | 45.72 | 51.03 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More work & labour data for Zimbabwe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2032 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,032 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,130 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,036 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,167 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe was 51.03 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 51.03 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.77 in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Zimbabwe ranks 1st out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.