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
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2027
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More work & labour data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2544 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2707 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2382 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0643 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 323.75 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 56 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 271.01 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 263 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 534.01 1000 No (2100)
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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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.