NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malawi
Malawi: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 39.42 in 2024. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malawi, 2005–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malawi stood at 39.42. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 102.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malawi peaked at 39.42 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.24, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 1st of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.24 | — |
| 2011 | 18.07 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 19.46 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 23.45 | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 19.41 | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 39.42 | +103.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.24 | 17.24 | 17.24 | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.33 | 18.07 | 23.45 | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.41 | 19.41 | 39.42 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More work & labour data for Malawi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4183 % 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 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,360 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 28,820 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malawi?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malawi was 39.42 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 39.42 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.24 in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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). 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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.