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 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
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 Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Afghanistan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Yemen 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Somalia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Central African Republic 0 units per US$ of GDP 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 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- 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 2025.
- 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 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.