NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eritrea

Eritrea: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 26 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
26
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
47th
of 188 countries
All-time high
26
in 2027
All-time low
21.97
in 2007
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eritrea, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 22.32006: 22.12007: 222008: 22.22009: 22.52010: 23.12011: 232012: 232013: 232014: 22.82015: 23.62016: 23.72017: 242018: 24.22019: 24.72020: 262021: 262022: 25.52023: 25.42024: 25.62025: 25.82026: 262027: 26

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 26 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eritrea peaked at 26 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 21.97, in 2007.

Eritrea ranks 47th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Eritrea, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 22.35
2006 22.09 -1.1%
2007 21.97 -0.6%
2008 22.21 +1.1%
2009 22.51 +1.3%
2010 23.06 +2.5%
2011 23.01 -0.2%
2012 23.03 +0.1%
2013 23.04 +0.1%
2014 22.76 -1.2%
2015 23.57 +3.6%
2016 23.7 +0.5%
2017 23.99 +1.3%
2018 24.2 +0.9%
2019 24.66 +1.9%
2020 25.98 +5.3%
2021 25.95 -0.1%
2022 25.52 -1.7%
2023 25.45 -0.3%
2024 25.65 +0.8%
2025 25.84 +0.7%
2026 25.96 +0.5%
2027 26 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.23 21.97 22.51 5
2010s 23.5 22.76 24.66 10
2020s 25.79 25.45 26 8

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.25 compare
  2. 45 Rwanda 26.22 compare
  3. 46 Equatorial Guinea 26.01 compare
  4. 48 Tonga 25.98 compare
  5. 49 Dominican Republic 25.94 compare
  6. 50 Oman 25.74 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eritrea?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eritrea was 26 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 26 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 21.97 in 2007.
How does Eritrea rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Eritrea ranks 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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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.