NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kenya
Kenya: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 18.5 in 2021. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kenya, 1999–2021
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 18.5 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kenya peaked at 32.43 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.73, in 2016.
That places Kenya 47th out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.43 | — |
| 2005 | 22.7 | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 13.73 | -39.5% |
| 2019 | 19.67 | +43.2% |
| 2021 | 18.5 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.43 | 32.43 | 32.43 | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.7 | 13.73 | 19.67 | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kenya?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kenya was 18.5 in 2021, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 32.43 in 1999.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.73 in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Kenya ranks 47th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.