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
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eritrea, 2005–2027
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.25 compare
- 45 Rwanda 26.22 compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 26.01 compare
- 48 Tonga 25.98 compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 25.94 compare
- 50 Oman 25.74 compare
More work & labour data for Eritrea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.291 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0037 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,776 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,830 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,254 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,190 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,444 1000 No (2100)
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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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.