NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger

Niger: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 16.8 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
16.8
Change on year
down 32.6%
World rank
61st
of 113 countries
All-time high
70.62
in 2017
All-time low
16.8
in 2022
Years of data
5
2011–2022

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger, 2011–2022

204060802011201620222011: 18.62014: 26.22017: 70.62019: 24.92022: 16.8

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2022, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger stood at 16.8. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 32.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger peaked at 70.62 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.8, in 2022.

That places Niger 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) in Niger, 2011 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2011 18.59
2014 26.19 +40.9%
2017 70.62 +169.6%
2019 24.93 -64.7%
2022 16.8 -32.6%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 16.8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.75, 81% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 16.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.18, 69% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 35.08 18.59 70.62 4
2020s 16.8 16.8 16.8 1

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 58 Philippines 17.03 compare
  2. 59 Myanmar 16.91 compare
  3. 60 Argentina 16.9 compare
  4. 62 Seychelles 16.65
  5. 63 Montenegro 16.5 compare
  6. 64 Chile 16.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Niger was 16.8 in 2022, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 70.62 in 2017.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 16.8 in 2022.
How does Niger rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Niger ranks 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niger 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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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
113 places, 2,222 data points, 1976–2026
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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.