NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 30.6 in 2027. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sierra Leone, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sierra Leone is 30.6, measured in 2027.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sierra Leone peaked at 32.31 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.1, in 2005.
Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.1 | — |
| 2006 | 29.5 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 29.92 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 30.32 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 30.81 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 31.11 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 31.34 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.48 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.5 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 32.31 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 32.2 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.71 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 31.25 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 30.78 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 30.87 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.18 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 31.03 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 30.91 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 30.84 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 30.8 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 30.75 | -0.2% |
| 2026 | 30.69 | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 30.6 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.93 | 29.1 | 30.81 | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.45 | 30.78 | 32.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.85 | 30.6 | 31.18 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sierra Leone?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sierra Leone was 30.6 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 32.31 in 2014.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1 in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Sierra Leone ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.