NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income

Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 34.27 in 2027. ▬ Flat

Latest (2027)
34.27
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
4th
of 87 groups
All-time high
34.47
in 2022
All-time low
30.24
in 2015
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 34.42006: 33.32007: 32.52008: 32.42009: 32.52010: 32.62011: 32.12012: 322013: 31.62014: 312015: 30.22016: 30.92017: 30.72018: 31.12019: 31.82020: 32.12021: 32.52022: 34.52023: 33.42024: 342025: 34.12026: 34.22027: 34.3

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income stood at 34.27.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income peaked at 34.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.24, in 2015.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income 4th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top 10%.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 34.42
2006 33.32 -3.2%
2007 32.54 -2.3%
2008 32.39 -0.5%
2009 32.53 +0.4%
2010 32.64 +0.3%
2011 32.1 -1.7%
2012 32.03 -0.2%
2013 31.61 -1.3%
2014 31 -1.9%
2015 30.24 -2.4%
2016 30.88 +2.1%
2017 30.67 -0.7%
2018 31.12 +1.5%
2019 31.83 +2.3%
2020 32.09 +0.8%
2021 32.47 +1.2%
2022 34.47 +6.2%
2023 33.38 -3.2%
2024 33.97 +1.7%
2025 34.07 +0.3%
2026 34.16 +0.3%
2027 34.27 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.04 32.39 34.42 5
2010s 31.41 30.24 32.64 10
2020s 33.61 32.09 34.47 8

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income

  1. 1 Afghanistan 55.48 compare
  2. 2 Sao Tome and Principe 50.81 compare
  3. 3 Djibouti 49.5 compare
  4. 4 Sudan 46.53 compare
  5. 5 Yemen 46.31 compare
  6. 6 Somalia 43.37 compare
  7. 7 Guyana 43.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income was 34.27 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 34.47 in 2022.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 30.24 in 2015.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 4th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income 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.