NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Uganda
Uganda: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 13.42 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Uganda, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Uganda is 13.42, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Uganda peaked at 18.1 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.52, in 2013.
That places Uganda 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.36 | — |
| 2006 | 12.56 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.79 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.02 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 13.32 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.42 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.94 | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 14.53 | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 9.52 | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 13.89 | +45.8% |
| 2015 | 15.21 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 16.64 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 18.1 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 17.49 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 16.85 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 15.71 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 13.77 | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 13.34 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 13.26 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 13.3 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 13.34 | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 13.38 | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 13.42 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.81 | 12.36 | 13.32 | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.66 | 9.52 | 18.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.69 | 13.26 | 15.71 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 124 Uzbekistan 13.88 compare
- 125 Guinea-Bissau 13.82 compare
- 126 Nigeria 13.61 compare
- 128 Austria 13.15 compare
- 129 Togo 13.14 compare
- 130 Philippines 13.1 compare
More work & labour data for Uganda
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0408 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0266 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 46,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 59,035 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 60,822 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 60,013 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 120,835 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Uganda?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Uganda was 13.42 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 in 2017.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.52 in 2013.
- How does Uganda rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Uganda ranks 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.