NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lesotho
Lesotho: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 38.31 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lesotho, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lesotho is 38.31, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lesotho peaked at 38.31 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 34.74, in 2012.
Lesotho ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.06 | — |
| 2006 | 35.23 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 35.25 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 35.22 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 35.31 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 35.18 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 35.06 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 34.74 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 34.84 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.84 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.94 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.84 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.97 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 35.04 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 35.15 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 36.43 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 36.69 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 36.76 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 37.27 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 37.98 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 38.09 | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 38.2 | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 38.31 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.21 | 35.06 | 35.31 | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.96 | 34.74 | 35.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.47 | 36.43 | 38.31 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lesotho?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lesotho was 38.31 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 38.31 in 2027.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.74 in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Lesotho ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.