NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Somalia
Somalia: 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 Somalia, 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 Somalia is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Somalia peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Somalia 3rd 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +106.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -31.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +106.6% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
| 2012 | -31.8% | 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 Somalia
- 1 Afghanistan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Yemen 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Central African Republic 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Burundi 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Sudan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More work & labour data for Somalia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4323 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4971 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7917 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,865 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,986 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,351 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,013 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Somalia?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Somalia 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Somalia ranks 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.