NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Lesotho
Lesotho: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Lesotho, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Lesotho is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Lesotho peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places Lesotho 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 4.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 11 Chad 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Malawi 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Eritrea 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Mozambique 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 South Sudan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More work & labour data for Lesotho
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1902 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1849 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.293 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,485 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,719 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,674 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,586 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,259 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Lesotho?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Lesotho was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.