NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Namibia
Namibia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 35.2 in 2018. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Namibia, 1994–2018
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 35.2 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Namibia peaked at 35.63 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.07, in 1994.
That places Namibia 7th out of 113 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 29.07 | — |
| 2010 | 34.84 | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 33.41 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 34 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 32.44 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 35.63 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 35.2 | -1.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 35.2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.67, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 35.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.18, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.07 | 29.07 | 29.07 | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.25 | 32.44 | 35.63 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Namibia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Namibia was 35.2 in 2018, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.63 in 2016.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.07 in 1994.
- How does Namibia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Namibia ranks 7th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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) (15-29). 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.