NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger
Niger: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 16.37 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger is 16.37, measured in 2027.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger peaked at 25.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.66, in 2022.
Niger ranks 108th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.91 | — |
| 2006 | 22.2 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 21.58 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 20.94 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 20.4 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 19.83 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 19.43 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 22.76 | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 23.94 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 25.2 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 24.98 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 24.77 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 24.59 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 24.37 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.26 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 21.38 | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 18.44 | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 15.66 | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 15.84 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 15.97 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 16.11 | +0.8% |
| 2026 | 16.24 | +0.8% |
| 2027 | 16.37 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.61 | 20.4 | 22.91 | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.41 | 19.43 | 25.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 | 15.66 | 21.38 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 105 Myanmar 16.52 compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.51 compare
- 107 Argentina 16.43 compare
- 109 Saudi Arabia 16.35 compare
- 110 Mexico 16.16 compare
- 111 Bangladesh 15.93 compare
More work & labour data for Niger
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,464 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,989 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,615 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,204 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 90,819 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger was 16.37 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.66 in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Niger ranks 108th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.