NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in South Sudan
South Sudan: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 34.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in South Sudan, 2005–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South Sudan is 34.09, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South Sudan peaked at 34.09 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.64, in 2005.
That places South Sudan 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28.64 | — |
| 2006 | 28.72 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 28.86 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 29.06 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.49 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 29.79 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.38 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 31.35 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 31.03 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 30.56 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 30.52 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 30.86 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 30.5 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 30.8 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 31.7 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 33.73 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 33.66 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 33.59 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 34.09 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.95 | 28.64 | 29.49 | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.75 | 29.79 | 31.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.77 | 33.59 | 34.09 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South Sudan?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in South Sudan was 34.09 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.09 in 2023.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.64 in 2005.
- How does South Sudan rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- South Sudan ranks 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.