NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Kenya
Kenya: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0.0039 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Kenya, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Kenya is 0.0039 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Kenya peaked at 0.0039 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per square kilometre, in 2016.
Kenya ranks 65th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 62 Ethiopia 0.0041 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Samoa 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Guinea 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
- 66 Türkiye 0.0038 units per square kilometre compare
- 67 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare
- 68 Benin 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Kenya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0073 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2281 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,185 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 51,282 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 53,727 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 50,468 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 104,196 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Kenya?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Kenya was 0.0039 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Kenya ranks 65th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.