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
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Gabon, 2005–2027
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 31 Central African Republic 30.2 compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 30.2 compare
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.99 compare
- 35 Congo 29.61 compare
- 36 Zambia 29.18 compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 28.98 compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6403 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4321 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,339 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 176.73 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,488 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,415 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,903 1000 No (2100)
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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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.