NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 25.12 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Burkina Faso, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 25.12 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Burkina Faso peaked at 27.18 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.94, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.95 | — |
| 2006 | 22.69 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 22.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.04 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 23.45 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 23.77 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 24.07 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.38 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 24.84 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.34 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 25.89 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 26.33 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 26.76 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 27.18 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.3 | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 23.94 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 22.86 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 21.94 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 24.8 | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 24.8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.91 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 25.01 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 25.12 | +0.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 25.12 is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.22, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 25.12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.43, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.97 | 22.69 | 23.45 | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.29 | 23.77 | 27.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.17 | 21.94 | 25.12 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More work & labour data for Burkina Faso
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.016 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0657 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6828 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 21,677 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 21,530 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,421 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 24,433 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,854 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Burkina Faso?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Burkina Faso was 25.12 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 27.18 in 2018.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.94 in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.