NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Lower-middle income
Africa: Lower-middle income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 20.43 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Lower-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Africa: Lower-middle income recorded 20.43 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Lower-middle income peaked at 22.11 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.12, in 2023.
Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 31st of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.78 | — |
| 2006 | 21.7 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.38 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 21.3 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 21.18 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.78 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 21.7 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 21.6 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.17 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 21.02 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 21.42 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 21.25 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 21.19 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 21.32 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.55 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.11 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 21.37 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 20.81 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 20.12 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 20.29 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 20.33 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 20.38 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 20.43 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.46 | 21.18 | 21.78 | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.4 | 21.02 | 21.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.73 | 20.12 | 22.11 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Africa: Lower-middle income
- 28 Libya 30.75 compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 30.6 compare
- 30 Nepal 30.51 compare
- 31 Central African Republic 30.2 compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 30.2 compare
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.99 compare
- 34 Gabon 29.89 compare
More work & labour data for Africa: Lower-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 339,672 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.36 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 172,199 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.52 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 20,026 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,484 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.04 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.71 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Lower-middle income was 20.43 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 22.11 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.12 in 2023.
- How does Africa: Lower-middle income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 31st out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa: Lower-middle income 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 (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.