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

Sudan: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 46.53 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
46.53
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
4th
of 188 countries
All-time high
46.53
in 2022
All-time low
33.09
in 2011
Years of data
18
2005–2022

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sudan, 2005–2022

010203040502005201320222005: 39.32006: 392007: 39.12008: 38.92009: 362010: 34.62011: 33.12012: 34.42013: 35.52014: 36.92015: 38.22016: 39.52017: 40.92018: 42.32019: 43.62020: 45.32021: 46.22022: 46.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sudan is 46.53, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sudan peaked at 46.53 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.09, in 2011.

Sudan ranks 4th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Sudan, 2005 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2005 39.27
2006 39.04 -0.6%
2007 39.08 +0.1%
2008 38.88 -0.5%
2009 35.99 -7.4%
2010 34.58 -3.9%
2011 33.09 -4.3%
2012 34.43 +4.0%
2013 35.53 +3.2%
2014 36.88 +3.8%
2015 38.18 +3.5%
2016 39.52 +3.5%
2017 40.93 +3.6%
2018 42.34 +3.4%
2019 43.64 +3.1%
2020 45.26 +3.7%
2021 46.23 +2.1%
2022 46.53 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.45 35.99 39.27 5
2010s 37.91 33.09 43.64 10
2020s 46.01 45.26 46.53 3

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 1 Afghanistan 55.48 compare
  2. 2 Sao Tome and Principe 50.81 compare
  3. 3 Djibouti 49.5 compare
  4. 5 Yemen 46.31 compare
  5. 6 Somalia 43.37 compare
  6. 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 Sudan?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sudan was 46.53 in 2022, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 46.53 in 2022.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 33.09 in 2011.
How does Sudan rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Sudan ranks 4th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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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.