NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia
Zambia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 29.18 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia is 29.18, measured in 2027.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia peaked at 39.32 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.93, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 36th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.32 | — |
| 2006 | 37.93 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 36.47 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 34.98 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 36.43 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 37.85 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 36.2 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 34.48 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 34.08 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 33.66 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.35 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.98 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 32.63 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 32.83 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.54 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 31.05 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 31.36 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 29.37 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 28.93 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 29.02 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 29.1 | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 29.14 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 29.18 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.03 | 34.98 | 39.32 | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.06 | 32.54 | 37.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.64 | 28.93 | 31.36 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.99 compare
- 34 Gabon 29.89 compare
- 35 Congo 29.61 compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 28.98 compare
- 38 Cape Verde 28.44 compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 27.79 compare
More work & labour data for Zambia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5224 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,577 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,424 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,895 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31,579 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,474 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia was 29.18 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.32 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.93 in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Zambia ranks 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.