NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 19.79 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Africa, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 19.79 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 up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Africa peaked at 19.88 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.71, in 2013.
That places Eastern Africa 39th out of 87 groups 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.79 | — |
| 2006 | 17.5 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 17.32 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 17.19 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 17.21 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.28 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.95 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 17.18 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.71 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 17.25 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 17.59 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 17.97 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 18.61 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 19.11 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.64 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 19.88 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 19.85 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 19.72 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 19.6 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 19.66 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 19.71 | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 19.73 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 19.79 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4 | 17.19 | 17.79 | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.83 | 16.71 | 19.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.74 | 19.6 | 19.88 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 36 Zambia 29.18 compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 28.98 compare
- 38 Cape Verde 28.44 compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 27.79 compare
- 40 Ghana 27.61 compare
- 41 Mali 27.43 compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.39 compare
More work & labour data for Eastern Africa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 682,632 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4374 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4375 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5671 % 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 418,217 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1.38 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 699,973 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 469,912 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Africa?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Africa was 19.79 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.88 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.71 in 2013.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Eastern Africa ranks 39th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.