NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Malawi

Malawi: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0.0104 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0104 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
24th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0104 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0048 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Malawi, 2005–2023

00.0030.0050.0070.012005201420232005: 0.005 units per square kilometre2006: 0.005 units per square kilometre2007: 0.005 units per square kilometre2008: 0.005 units per square kilometre2009: 0.006 units per square kilometre2010: 0.006 units per square kilometre2011: 0.006 units per square kilometre2012: 0.006 units per square kilometre2013: 0.007 units per square kilometre2014: 0.007 units per square kilometre2015: 0.008 units per square kilometre2016: 0.008 units per square kilometre2017: 0.009 units per square kilometre2018: 0.009 units per square kilometre2019: 0.009 units per square kilometre2020: 0.008 units per square kilometre2021: 0.01 units per square kilometre2022: 0.01 units per square kilometre2023: 0.01 units per square kilometre

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 Malawi is 0.0104 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Malawi peaked at 0.0104 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Malawi ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Malawi, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Malawi, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0048 units per square kilometre
2006 0.005 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2007 0.0052 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2008 0.0054 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2009 0.0055 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2010 0.0057 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2011 0.0059 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2012 0.0063 units per square kilometre +6.9%
2013 0.0067 units per square kilometre +6.3%
2014 0.0072 units per square kilometre +7.5%
2015 0.0078 units per square kilometre +8.2%
2016 0.0084 units per square kilometre +8.2%
2017 0.0091 units per square kilometre +8.2%
2018 0.0091 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2019 0.0091 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2020 0.0084 units per square kilometre -8.2%
2021 0.0096 units per square kilometre +14.5%
2022 0.01 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2023 0.0104 units per square kilometre +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0052 units per square kilometre 0.0048 units per square kilometre 0.0055 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre 0.0091 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre 0.0104 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 21 El Salvador 0.0123 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 22 Malta 0.0119 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 23 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0104 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 25 Dominican Republic 0.0103 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 26 Sri Lanka 0.0103 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 27 Israel 0.0098 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Malawi?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Malawi was 0.0104 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0104 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Malawi rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
Malawi ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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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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)

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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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.