NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Namibia
Namibia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 30.81 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Namibia, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 30.81 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Namibia peaked at 33.55 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.34, in 2010.
Namibia ranks 27th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.44 | — |
| 2006 | 29.53 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.6 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 29.54 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 29.55 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.34 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 30.38 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 31.15 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 32.01 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 30.47 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 31.94 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 33.55 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 32.74 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 31.88 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 31.41 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 31.94 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 31.46 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 30.79 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 30.53 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 30.6 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 30.67 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 30.74 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 30.81 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.53 | 29.44 | 29.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.49 | 29.34 | 33.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.94 | 30.53 | 31.94 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Namibia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Namibia was 30.81 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.55 in 2016.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.34 in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Namibia ranks 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.