NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Nigeria
Nigeria: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Nigeria, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and up 133.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Nigeria peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
Nigeria ranks 37th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +22.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -33.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +32.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +100.7% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +100.7% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
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 Nigeria
More work & labour data for Nigeria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0306 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0025 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0591 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3624 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 287,130 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 123,508 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 237,227 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 239,521 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 476,748 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Nigeria?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Nigeria 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Nigeria rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Nigeria ranks 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.