NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 2.9 % change on previous year in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2006–2027
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.9 % change on previous year, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 5.24 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.24 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 87 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.98 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 1.99 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.27 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.96 % change on previous year | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 2012 | 3.89 % change on previous year | +79.4% |
| 2013 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 2014 | 4.87 % change on previous year | +145.5% |
| 2015 | 4.48 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 5.24 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 4.29 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 4.61 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 4.96 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 5.11 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -75.7% |
| 2022 | 1.69 % change on previous year | +36.1% |
| 2023 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 3.65 % change on previous year | +79.2% |
| 2025 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 2026 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2027 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.13 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.95 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 5.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 5.11 % change on previous year | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 8 Gabon 4.65 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Niger 4.47 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 4.46 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Burundi 4.45 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Congo 4.44 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 4.43 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Angola 4.34 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 70.23 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 564,978 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 239,462 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.5 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,723 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.04 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.21 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 4,279 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.9 % change on previous year in 2027, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.