NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Senegal

Senegal: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 35.43 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
35.43
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 188 countries
All-time high
36.26
in 2015
All-time low
29.9
in 2011
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Senegal, 2005–2027

0102030402005201620272005: 30.12006: 302007: 302008: 29.92009: 302010: 30.12011: 29.92012: 31.42013: 332014: 34.62015: 36.32016: 34.22017: 35.52018: 34.12019: 32.72020: 33.32021: 33.62022: 33.92023: 30.62024: 35.22025: 35.32026: 35.32027: 35.4

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Senegal is 35.43, measured in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Senegal peaked at 36.26 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.9, in 2011.

That places Senegal 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Senegal, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Senegal, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 30.12
2006 30.01 -0.4%
2007 30.04 +0.1%
2008 29.94 -0.3%
2009 30.01 +0.2%
2010 30.11 +0.3%
2011 29.9 -0.7%
2012 31.41 +5.1%
2013 33 +5.1%
2014 34.57 +4.8%
2015 36.26 +4.9%
2016 34.21 -5.7%
2017 35.52 +3.8%
2018 34.07 -4.1%
2019 32.71 -4.0%
2020 33.35 +1.9%
2021 33.61 +0.8%
2022 33.88 +0.8%
2023 30.57 -9.8%
2024 35.17 +15.1%
2025 35.26 +0.2%
2026 35.34 +0.2%
2027 35.43 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.03 29.94 30.12 5
2010s 33.18 29.9 36.26 10
2020s 34.08 30.57 35.43 8

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 13 Iraq 37.33 compare
  2. 14 Mauritania 37.05 compare
  3. 15 Eswatini 36.94 compare
  4. 17 Vanuatu 35.11 compare
  5. 18 South Africa 34.87 compare
  6. 19 Pakistan 34.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Senegal?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Senegal was 35.43 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 36.26 in 2015.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 29.9 in 2011.
How does Senegal rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Senegal ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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.