NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 30.2 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe stood at 30.2.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe peaked at 32.24 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.56, in 2014.
That places Zimbabwe 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.78 | — |
| 2006 | 19.47 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.18 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 18.96 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 18.43 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.84 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 17.26 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 17.01 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 16.78 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.56 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.75 | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 21.42 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 23.89 | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 26.59 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 29.37 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 30.38 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 30.43 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 32.24 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 29.98 | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 30.03 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 30.09 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 30.14 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 30.2 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.17 | 18.43 | 19.78 | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.55 | 16.56 | 29.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.44 | 29.98 | 32.24 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 29 Sierra Leone 30.6 compare
- 30 Nepal 30.51 compare
- 31 Central African Republic 30.2 compare
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.99 compare
- 34 Gabon 29.89 compare
- 35 Congo 29.61 compare
More work & labour data for Zimbabwe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2032 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,032 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,130 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,036 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,167 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe was 30.2 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 32.24 in 2022.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.56 in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.