NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 30.22 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern Africa, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 30.22 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern Africa peaked at 32.92 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.39, in 2014.
Northern Africa ranks 8th of 87 groups 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32.92 | — |
| 2006 | 32.46 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 31.94 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 31.64 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 31.01 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 31.95 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 31.71 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.07 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 29.75 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 29.39 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 29.96 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 30.16 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.22 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.51 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 31.14 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 32.74 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 32.12 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 31.16 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 30.12 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 30.11 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 30.13 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 30.19 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 30.22 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.99 | 31.01 | 32.92 | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.59 | 29.39 | 31.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.85 | 30.11 | 32.74 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern Africa?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern Africa was 30.22 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.92 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.39 in 2014.
- How does Northern Africa rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Northern Africa ranks 8th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.