NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritania
Mauritania: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 37.05 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritania, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritania is 37.05, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritania peaked at 40.26 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35.53, in 2017.
Mauritania ranks 14th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40.06 | — |
| 2006 | 39.85 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 39.98 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 40.17 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 40.26 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.14 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 39.98 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 39.7 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 38.78 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 37.95 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.07 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 36.38 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 35.53 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 35.69 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 35.82 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.32 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 36.34 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.25 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 36.32 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 36.5 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 36.68 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 36.87 | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 37.05 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.06 | 39.85 | 40.26 | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.7 | 35.53 | 40.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.54 | 36.25 | 37.05 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritania?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritania was 37.05 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.26 in 2009.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.53 in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Mauritania ranks 14th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.