NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Zimbabwe, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in 2025.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Zimbabwe peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 39th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -56.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -54.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +71.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 64% 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 Zimbabwe
More work & labour data for Zimbabwe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2032 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,032 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,130 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,036 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,167 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Zimbabwe?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 39th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.