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
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Singapore 0.0876 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Macau, China 0.0773 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Maldives 0.0539 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 0.043 units per square kilometre 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 0.0022 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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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.