NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 1,410 in 2024. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe, 2019–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1,410 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
That places Zimbabwe 7th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,161 | — |
| 2021 | 1,310 | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 1,365 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1,335 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1,410 | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,161 | 1,161 | 1,161 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,355 | 1,310 | 1,410 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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: youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Zimbabwe was 1,410 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,410 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,161 in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Zimbabwe ranks 7th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). 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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.