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

Ethiopia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 17.3 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
17.3
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
101st
of 188 countries
All-time high
17.53
in 2021
All-time low
10.39
in 2010
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

051015202005201620272005: 10.72006: 10.52007: 10.52008: 10.52009: 10.52010: 10.42011: 10.42012: 10.52013: 10.52014: 11.42015: 12.22016: 13.12017: 13.92018: 14.82019: 15.62020: 17.22021: 17.52022: 17.22023: 17.12024: 17.22025: 17.22026: 17.32027: 17.3

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ethiopia stood at 17.3.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ethiopia peaked at 17.53 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.39, in 2010.

Ethiopia ranks 101st of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Ethiopia, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 10.65
2006 10.52 -1.2%
2007 10.5 -0.2%
2008 10.5 -0.0%
2009 10.49 -0.1%
2010 10.39 -0.9%
2011 10.41 +0.2%
2012 10.46 +0.4%
2013 10.48 +0.2%
2014 11.42 +9.0%
2015 12.22 +7.0%
2016 13.07 +6.9%
2017 13.92 +6.5%
2018 14.81 +6.4%
2019 15.64 +5.6%
2020 17.2 +10.0%
2021 17.53 +1.9%
2022 17.18 -2.0%
2023 17.1 -0.4%
2024 17.15 +0.3%
2025 17.2 +0.3%
2026 17.25 +0.3%
2027 17.3 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.53 10.49 10.65 5
2010s 12.28 10.39 15.64 10
2020s 17.24 17.1 17.53 8

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 98 Montenegro 17.61 compare
  2. 99 Paraguay 17.44 compare
  3. 100 Ukraine 17.41 compare
  4. 102 Romania 17.25 compare
  5. 103 United States Virgin Islands 17.09 compare
  6. 104 Brunei Darussalam 16.81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ethiopia?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ethiopia was 17.3 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 17.53 in 2021.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.39 in 2010.
How does Ethiopia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Ethiopia ranks 101st out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.