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

Somalia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 43.37 in 2027. ▬ Flat

Latest (2027)
43.37
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 188 countries
All-time high
44.73
in 2005
All-time low
43.37
in 2027
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

0102030402005201620272005: 44.72006: 44.42007: 44.12008: 442009: 43.92010: 43.92011: 43.92012: 43.92013: 43.72014: 43.72015: 43.62016: 43.72017: 43.52018: 43.72019: 43.72020: 44.22021: 44.12022: 442023: 43.92024: 43.82025: 43.62026: 43.52027: 43.4

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 43.37 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 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 Somalia peaked at 44.73 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43.37, in 2027.

That places Somalia 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the top 10%.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Somalia, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 44.73
2006 44.39 -0.8%
2007 44.1 -0.7%
2008 43.97 -0.3%
2009 43.92 -0.1%
2010 43.88 -0.1%
2011 43.88 +0.0%
2012 43.88 +0.0%
2013 43.73 -0.4%
2014 43.65 -0.2%
2015 43.58 -0.2%
2016 43.7 +0.3%
2017 43.52 -0.4%
2018 43.68 +0.4%
2019 43.73 +0.1%
2020 44.16 +1.0%
2021 44.09 -0.1%
2022 43.99 -0.2%
2023 43.91 -0.2%
2024 43.8 -0.3%
2025 43.64 -0.4%
2026 43.47 -0.4%
2027 43.37 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.22 43.92 44.73 5
2010s 43.72 43.52 43.88 10
2020s 43.8 43.37 44.16 8

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 3 Djibouti 49.5 compare
  2. 4 Sudan 46.53 compare
  3. 5 Yemen 46.31 compare
  4. 7 Guyana 43.27 compare
  5. 8 Tajikistan 39.85 compare
  6. 9 Gambia 39.81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Somalia?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Somalia was 43.37 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 44.73 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 43.37 in 2027.
How does Somalia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Somalia ranks 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia 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
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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.