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 0 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Afghanistan 0.0001 units per person compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0001 units per person compare
- 3 Djibouti 0.0001 units per person compare
- 4 Sudan 0.0001 units per person 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 0 units per person in 2025, 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 0 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- 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 up 10.2%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.