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

Latest (2027)
37.05
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
14th
of 188 countries
All-time high
40.26
in 2009
All-time low
35.53
in 2017
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

0102030402005201620272005: 40.12006: 39.92007: 402008: 40.22009: 40.32010: 40.12011: 402012: 39.72013: 38.82014: 37.92015: 37.12016: 36.42017: 35.52018: 35.72019: 35.82020: 36.32021: 36.32022: 36.22023: 36.32024: 36.52025: 36.72026: 36.92027: 37

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

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Mauritania, 2005 to 2027.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 11 Lesotho 38.31 compare
  2. 12 Chad 37.95 compare
  3. 13 Iraq 37.33 compare
  4. 15 Eswatini 36.94 compare
  5. 16 Senegal 35.43 compare
  6. 17 Vanuatu 35.11 compare

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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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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.