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
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Ethiopia, 2005–2027
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 98 Montenegro 17.61 compare
- 99 Paraguay 17.44 compare
- 100 Ukraine 17.41 compare
- 102 Romania 17.25 compare
- 103 United States Virgin Islands 17.09 compare
- 104 Brunei Darussalam 16.81 compare
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
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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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.