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

Eswatini: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 36.94 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
36.94
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 188 countries
All-time high
38.98
in 2007
All-time low
34.39
in 2021
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

0102030402005201620272005: 38.82006: 38.92007: 392008: 38.72009: 38.42010: 37.92011: 37.42012: 36.92013: 36.52014: 36.22015: 35.92016: 35.52017: 35.22018: 34.82019: 34.42020: 35.22021: 34.42022: 362023: 36.52024: 36.62025: 36.72026: 36.82027: 36.9

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 36.94 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eswatini peaked at 38.98 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 34.39, in 2021.

Eswatini ranks 15th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Eswatini, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 38.83
2006 38.9 +0.2%
2007 38.98 +0.2%
2008 38.7 -0.7%
2009 38.37 -0.9%
2010 37.91 -1.2%
2011 37.41 -1.3%
2012 36.93 -1.3%
2013 36.53 -1.1%
2014 36.17 -1.0%
2015 35.87 -0.8%
2016 35.5 -1.0%
2017 35.16 -1.0%
2018 34.85 -0.9%
2019 34.45 -1.2%
2020 35.17 +2.1%
2021 34.39 -2.2%
2022 36 +4.7%
2023 36.47 +1.3%
2024 36.59 +0.3%
2025 36.7 +0.3%
2026 36.82 +0.3%
2027 36.94 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.76 38.37 38.98 5
2010s 36.08 34.45 37.91 10
2020s 36.13 34.39 36.94 8

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 12 Chad 37.95 compare
  2. 13 Iraq 37.33 compare
  3. 14 Mauritania 37.05 compare
  4. 16 Senegal 35.43 compare
  5. 17 Vanuatu 35.11 compare
  6. 18 South Africa 34.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eswatini?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eswatini was 36.94 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 38.98 in 2007.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 34.39 in 2021.
How does Eswatini rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Eswatini ranks 15th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini 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.