NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 50.81 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
50.81
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
54.68
in 2005
All-time low
48.73
in 2017
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2027

02040602005201620272005: 54.72006: 54.52007: 54.12008: 53.82009: 532010: 52.82011: 52.72012: 522013: 51.32014: 50.62015: 49.82016: 48.92017: 48.72018: 49.62019: 49.82020: 502021: 49.82022: 49.82023: 50.12024: 50.32025: 50.42026: 50.62027: 50.8

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 50.81 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% 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 Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 54.68 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 48.73, in 2017.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 54.68
2006 54.48 -0.4%
2007 54.12 -0.7%
2008 53.79 -0.6%
2009 53.02 -1.4%
2010 52.76 -0.5%
2011 52.67 -0.2%
2012 51.97 -1.3%
2013 51.27 -1.3%
2014 50.63 -1.2%
2015 49.77 -1.7%
2016 48.94 -1.7%
2017 48.73 -0.4%
2018 49.62 +1.8%
2019 49.83 +0.4%
2020 50.01 +0.4%
2021 49.76 -0.5%
2022 49.84 +0.2%
2023 50.08 +0.5%
2024 50.26 +0.4%
2025 50.45 +0.4%
2026 50.63 +0.4%
2027 50.81 +0.4%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 50.81 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.72, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 50.81 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.43, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54.02 53.02 54.68 5
2010s 50.62 48.73 52.76 10
2020s 50.23 49.76 50.81 8

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 1 Afghanistan 55.48 compare
  2. 3 Djibouti 49.5 compare
  3. 4 Sudan 46.53 compare
  4. 5 Yemen 46.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sao Tome and Principe?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sao Tome and Principe was 50.81 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 54.68 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 48.73 in 2017.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.