NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Congo
Congo: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 29.61 in 2027. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Congo, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Congo recorded 29.61 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 up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Congo peaked at 30.34 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.52, in 2015.
That places Congo 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.87 | — |
| 2006 | 29.75 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 30 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 29.95 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 29.81 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 29.36 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 29.19 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 28.9 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 28.99 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.59 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.52 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.65 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.9 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.03 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.94 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.34 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 29.94 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 29.14 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 29.18 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 29.29 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 29.4 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 29.5 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 29.61 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.88 | 29.75 | 30 | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.91 | 28.52 | 29.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.55 | 29.14 | 30.34 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 32 Zimbabwe 30.2 compare
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.99 compare
- 34 Gabon 29.89 compare
- 36 Zambia 29.18 compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 28.98 compare
- 38 Cape Verde 28.44 compare
More work & labour data for Congo
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6949 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6877 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7017 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2906 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,208 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,302 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,131 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,894 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 20,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Congo?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Congo was 29.61 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 30.34 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.52 in 2015.
- How does Congo rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Congo ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo 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.