NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Namibia
Namibia: 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 Namibia, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Namibia stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Namibia peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Namibia ranks 63rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 34% of 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 Namibia
- 60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Lebanon 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Bangladesh 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Morocco 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Jordan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More work & labour data for Namibia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0906 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3746 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,116 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,223 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,070 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,828 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,898 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Namibia?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Namibia 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Namibia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Namibia ranks 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.