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

Gabon: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 29.89 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
29.89
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
34th
of 188 countries
All-time high
31.13
in 2008
All-time low
28.9
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

01020302005201620272005: 30.82006: 312007: 30.92008: 31.12009: 31.12010: 30.92011: 30.52012: 30.32013: 302014: 29.82015: 29.72016: 29.62017: 29.42018: 29.22019: 292020: 29.52021: 29.22022: 28.92023: 28.92024: 29.12025: 29.42026: 29.62027: 29.9

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Gabon recorded 29.89 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Gabon peaked at 31.13 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 28.9, in 2023.

Gabon ranks 34th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Gabon, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Gabon, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 30.85
2006 31.05 +0.6%
2007 30.94 -0.3%
2008 31.13 +0.6%
2009 31.1 -0.1%
2010 30.9 -0.6%
2011 30.5 -1.3%
2012 30.27 -0.8%
2013 29.97 -1.0%
2014 29.82 -0.5%
2015 29.66 -0.5%
2016 29.56 -0.4%
2017 29.35 -0.7%
2018 29.2 -0.5%
2019 29 -0.7%
2020 29.49 +1.7%
2021 29.17 -1.1%
2022 28.94 -0.8%
2023 28.9 -0.1%
2024 29.09 +0.6%
2025 29.37 +1.0%
2026 29.63 +0.9%
2027 29.89 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.01 30.85 31.13 5
2010s 29.82 29 30.9 10
2020s 29.31 28.9 29.89 8

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 31 Central African Republic 30.2 compare
  2. 32 Zimbabwe 30.2 compare
  3. 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.99 compare
  4. 35 Congo 29.61 compare
  5. 36 Zambia 29.18 compare
  6. 37 Timor-Leste 28.98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Gabon?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Gabon was 29.89 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 31.13 in 2008.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 28.9 in 2023.
How does Gabon rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Gabon ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gabon 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.