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 0.0022 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0022 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
0.0022 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0014 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005–2023

00.0010.0010.0020.0022005201420232005: 0.001 units per square kilometre2006: 0.001 units per square kilometre2007: 0.001 units per square kilometre2008: 0.001 units per square kilometre2009: 0.001 units per square kilometre2010: 0.002 units per square kilometre2011: 0.002 units per square kilometre2012: 0.001 units per square kilometre2013: 0.001 units per square kilometre2014: 0.002 units per square kilometre2015: 0.002 units per square kilometre2016: 0.002 units per square kilometre2017: 0.002 units per square kilometre2018: 0.002 units per square kilometre2019: 0.002 units per square kilometre2020: 0.002 units per square kilometre2021: 0.002 units per square kilometre2022: 0.002 units per square kilometre2023: 0.002 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0022 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0022 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0014 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0014 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2007 0.0014 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2008 0.0015 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2009 0.0015 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2010 0.0015 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2011 0.0016 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2012 0.0015 units per square kilometre -7.0%
2013 0.0015 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2014 0.0016 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2015 0.0016 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2016 0.0017 units per square kilometre +5.2%
2017 0.0018 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2018 0.0019 units per square kilometre +4.6%
2019 0.002 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2020 0.0021 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2021 0.0021 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2022 0.0021 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2023 0.0022 units per square kilometre +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. 1 Singapore 0.0876 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Macau, China 0.0773 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Maldives 0.0539 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 4 Palestine, State of 0.043 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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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 0.0022 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0022 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2005.
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 2023.
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 45.7%. 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 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

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.