NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in South Africa
South Africa: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in South Africa, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in South Africa stood at 0.0029 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in South Africa peaked at 0.0032 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 units per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places South Africa 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 69 Albania 0.0031 units per square kilometre compare
- 70 Costa Rica 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
- 71 Belgium 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
- 73 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0028 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Cameroon 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Equatorial Guinea 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for South Africa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.242 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2122 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8748 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 58,057 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,698 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 49,126 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,189 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 94,314 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in South Africa?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in South Africa was 0.0029 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does South Africa rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- South Africa ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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 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.